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

5. 1. 1968-21. 8. 1968

Jan Janda

Ing. Jan Janda

* 1943

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Life along the Iron Curtain

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 4 more anniversaries

Drahoslava Janderová with her daughter Tereza

Drahoslava Janderová

* 1946

Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Anti-communist rebel, Emigrants from Russia, Charter 77 signatory and 6 more categories

17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 4 more anniversaries

Photo of youth

Ing. Karel Janeček

* 1927 †︎ 2020

A cultural celebrity, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Forced labour during the WW2, People helping Jews during WWII, Relatives of important personalities and 4 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Radomír Janhuba in the 1980s

Ing. Radomír Janhuba

* 1954

Member of an Illegal Church, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

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

Zdeněk Janík

Zdeněk Janík

* 1923 †︎ 2023

Boy Scouts, Writer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, Art and censorship

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

František, 1980s

Prof. RnDr., DrSc František Janouch

* 1931 †︎ 2024

Dissident, Emigrant, Communist official, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 4 more anniversaries

Karel Janoušek in the 1980s

Mons. Dr. Karel Janoušek

* 1947

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Catholic clerical, Radio Free Europe, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu and 1 more categories

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

Janská Jarmila

Jarmila Janská

* 1927 †︎ 2018

Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Janyr orez.jpg (historic)

Přemysl Janýr

* 1949

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Emigrant, The underground, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 4 more categories

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, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 1 more anniversaries

Olga Jaroňová, 1958

Olga Jaroňová

* 1930

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

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