Pavel Wonka
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 Photographs from Pavel Wonka's prison file (1988) | |
| Born | January 21, 1953 |
| Died | April 24, 1988 (aged 35) |
| Nationality | Czechoslovakia |
| Known for | Last political prisoner to die in a communist prison in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
| Awards | Medal of Merit |
Pavel Wonka (January 21, 1953 in Vrchlabí – April 24, 1988 in Hradec Králové) was a Czechoslovak liberal political activist, dissident, human rights activist, anti-communist, and the last political prisoner to die in a communist prison in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
He was born to a family of mixed Czech and
fall of communism the persecution of Wonka was deemed a human rights violation by the regime.[1]
On 28 October 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Merit.[2]
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References
- ^ Novák, František. "Před dvaceti lety zemřel ve vězení Pavel Wonka". Týdeník Respekt.
- ^ "Pavel Wonka: Poslední oběť komunistického režimu". www.rozhlas.cz. 16 September 2015.
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