Witnesses starting with letter Z

Dana Zháňalová in 2019

Dana Zháňalová

* 1937

People helping Jews during WWII, Relative of a political prisoner

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Liana Zhigunova in the late 80s

Liana Zhigunova

* 1962

Emigrants from Russia, Emigrant

2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, Perestroika, 1994 - 1996 - First Chechen war

Bohumil Zhof as a student

Bohumil Zhof

* 1928 †︎ 2022

Member of Orel, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Anti-communist rebel and 6 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Marie Zhofová with a photo of her husband Bohumil in 2022

Marie Zhofová

* 1930 †︎ 2023

A warder in a communist prison, Member of Orel, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR) and 3 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 3 more anniversaries

Yevgeniy Zhovtis, Prague, 2022

Yevgeniy Zhovtis Евгений Жовтис

* 1955

Dissident, Kazakhstan, Human Rights Defender

Perestroika, Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Jan Zich as a child, with his father Jan. 1969

Jan Zich

* 1966

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jarmila Zichová historic photo

Jarmila Zichová

* 1939

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Jiří Zídek, undated photograph

Jiří Zídek

* 1944 †︎ 2022

The Sportsmen

26.8.-11.9.1972 - Summer Games of the XX Olympiad , Munich

Miloš Zídek, 1980

Miloš Zídek

* 1940

Secret police informer, Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, Hijacking of CSA flight OK096 to Germany (8.6.1970) and 2 more anniversaries

Miloslav Zídka in the army

Miloslav Zídka

* 1934

Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

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