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MVDr. Jaroslav Prokop (* 1925)

Najväčšia hodnota je sloboda, učí nás tomu aj príroda

  • narodil sa 1. septembra 1925

  • 1937 – 1938 v Žatci zažil heinleinovské zhromaždenia Sudetských Nemcov

  • 1939 úmrtie otca a zažívanie protičeských nálad v Dolnom Kubíne

  • 1943 – 1944 stretnutia s utekajúcimi väzňami z koncentračných táborov

  • 1944 – 1945 pripojenie sa k Povstaniu

  • 1947 boj proti Banderovcom

  • začiatok 60. rokov vylúčený z KSČ a odsúdený na 2-ročný trest

  • 1968 opätovne prijatý do KSČ

  • 2019 žije v Dolnom Kubíne

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