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Jiří Dobrovolný 28 years old, 1973

Jiří Dobrovolný

* 1945

Journalist, Witness of local events from the Communist era

18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s

Jaroslava 1949 - graduation

Jaroslava Dobruská

* 1925 †︎ 2022

Relative of a political prisoner, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s

František Dočekal and his wife Anna. Mělník, 1984/1985

František Dočekal

* 1941

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 1 more anniversaries

Michal Docekal

Master of Fine Arts Michal Dočekal

* 1965

A cultural celebrity, The underground, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Naděžda Dočekalová

Mgr. Naděžda Dočekalová

* 1940

National minorities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Repatriated

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Marie Dočkalová

* 1936

Relative of a political prisoner, Soutěž Příběhy 20. století, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, Death marches 1944-1945

First Holy Communion (Hluk, 1963)

Jan Vianney Dohnal

* 1955

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Friars, Boy Scouts and 1 more categories

12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák

Jindřich Dohnal cca 1968, photo from the graduation class poster

Ing. Jindřich Dohnal

* 1946

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Jiří Dohnal during the removal of the red star in Olomouc, November 1989

Jiří Dohnal

* 1969

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Petr Dohnal during the general strike in front of the Pardubice Theater, 27 November 1989

Petr Dohnal

* 1960

Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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