Witness of local events from the Communist era | Memory of Nations

Anna Fabiánová, 1960s

Anna Fabiánová

* 1939

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

photo from service in PTP

M.Eng. František Fábry

* 1930

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Witness of local events from the Communist era, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Martin Fafejta during filming, 2018

Martin Fafejta

* 1968

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

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Daniel Fajfr in graduation photograph, 1970

Daniel Fajfr

* 1952

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Clergymen, Relative of a political prisoner, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Vicar without State agreement

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

Milan Fajman at the army, 1950s

Milan Fajman

* 1935 †︎ 2025

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Irena Fajmanová (1961)

Irena Fajmanová

* 1930 †︎ 2023

Relative of a political prisoner, A secret police collaborator, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jiří Fajmon with guitar, 1979

Jiří Fajmon

* 1964

Dissident, Anti-communist rebel, Charter 77 signatory, Soutěž Příběhy 20. století, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Libuše Fajtlová in 2022

Libuše Fajtlová

* 1932

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 10. 6. 1942 – Destruction of Lidice, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 4 more anniversaries

Jarmila Fajtová on contemporary photo

Jarmila Fajtová

* 1945

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 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

Ladislav Faktor, 1975

JUDr. Ladislav Faktor

* 1957

Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

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