Witnesses starting with letter A

Marie Albrechtová

Marie Albrechtová

* 1940

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Věra Albrechtová nee Havlová

Věra Albrechtová

* 1932

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Participant in antifascist resistance, Boy Scouts, Sokol and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 7 more anniversaries

Madeleine Albright in 1947

Madeleine Albright

* 1937 †︎ 2022

Emigrant, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Politician, Relative of a political prisoner and 3 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Michael Albus, 1943

Prof. Michael Albus

* 1942

Germany, University professor, Supporter of Czechoslovak dissent from a western country

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Antoni Aleksandrowicz

Antoni Aleksandrowicz

* 1928

Poland, Victim of forced relocation, The Partisan, Poles living in Kresy (Poland´s Eastern Borderlands), Member of Polish Home Army (Armia Krakowa, AK) and 4 more categories

17.9.1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland , 22. 6. 1941 – Operation Barbarossa - Nazi attack on the USSR, 20. 6. - 29. 8. 1944 - Operation Bagration

Pavel Aleš (Axman) former photo

ThDr. Pavel Aleš

* 1935

Political prisoner in WW2, Representative of the Church, Forced labour during the WW2, Non-Catholic clerical

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Juraj Alexander during EYD recording

Juraj Alexander

* 1944

Theresienstadt Ghetto, Holocaust, A cultural celebrity

1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps

Witness - Gabriela Alexandrová

MUDr. Gabriela Alexandrová

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Estrella Alfonso de Armas, 2025

Estrella Alfonso de Armas

Emigration from Cuba to the US (balseros), Cuban Human Rights Activist, Cuba, Cuban Dissident

"Struggle against Bandits" / Escambray Rebellion, Cuba after 1959, Cuba after the Death of Fidel Castro, Cuba before 1959, The Maleconazo

Pierre Allan

Professor Pierre Allan

* 1952

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Scientist

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

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