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Ľudovít Didi
Ľudovít Didi (16 January 1931 – 15 September 2013) was a Slovak teacher, dissident, participant in the anti-Communist struggle, and the first Romani people, Romani novelist in Slovak liturature, Slovak literature. Biography Didi was born on 16 January 1931 in Púchov as the natural child of Romani parents. He was raised by his maternal grandparents. His grandfather Ondrej Didi was a famous Romani musician. Didi attended elementary school and middle school in Púchov. However, his parents were poor and unable to provide him with further education. Although he was accepted to the Teacher's Institute in Bánovce nad Bebravou, he did not begin studies there due to lack of funds. He therefore moved to Bratislava, where he began tutoring the sons of an affluent Bulgarian gentleman in exchange for free room and board. In 1951 he began studying at what is today the Prague University of Economics and Business, from which he was eventually expelled because of his political views. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Púchov
Púchov (; ) is an industrial town in the centre of Púchov District in Slovakia, with a population close to 18,000. Geography It is located on the main train line between Bratislava and Košice. It is halfway between Trenčín and Žilina, two major Slovak cities, approximately 30 minutes train from both cities. The Váh river crosses Púchov, and there is a small dam open to public crossing. The health resort Nimnica (until 1990 part of Púchov) is situated in the vicinity and is a starting point for tours to Javorníky and White Carpathians mountains. Parts: History The nearness of the Váh river and town's strategic location contributed to create cultural and social relations, which were a part of its history. The first written reference dates back to 1243, when Béla IV., King of Hungary, signed his gift certificate to Vychlap Bechend. In this reference are also mentioned Leustrak's son and Puch from his immediate vicinities. The word "puch" is of Indo-European origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Kubišová
Marta Kubišová (born 1 November 1942) is a Czech singer. By the time of the Prague Spring of 1968, with her song "Modlitba pro Martu" ("A prayer for Marta"), she was one of the most popular female singers in Czechoslovakia. In 1967 she won Zlatý slavík award (). Her song "Prayer for Marta" became a symbol of national resistance against the occupation of Warsaw Pact troops in 1968. During the Prague Spring, she recorded over 200 SP records and one LP, ''Songy a Balady'' (Songs and Ballads, released in 1969), which was immediately banned from stores. In 1970, the government falsely accused her of making pornographic photographs leading to a ban from performing in the country until 1989. In 1971, she arranged Angelo Michajlov's score for Dívka na Koštěti ('' The Girl on a Broomstick''). She was a signatory of the Charter 77 proclamation. Her first LPs after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 were a re-issue of ''Songy a Balady'' and a compilation of old songs, titled ''Lampa''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Writers
Slovak may refer to: * Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'') * Slovaks, a Western Slavic ethnic group * Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages * Slovak, Arkansas, United States See also * Slovák, a surname * Slovák, the official newspaper of the Slovak People's Party Andrej Hlinka, Hlinka's Slovak People's Party (), also known as the Slovak People's Party (, SĽS) or the Hlinka Party, was a far-right Clerical fascism, clerico-fascist political party with a strong Catholic fundamentalism, Catholic fundamental ... * {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romani In Czechoslovakia
Romani may refer to: Ethnic groups * Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin ** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities ** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom * Romanians (Romanian: ''români''), Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation Places * Români (river), in Romania * Români, Neamț, Romania, a village and commune * Români , Băbeni, Romania, a village * Baurci-Moldoveni (formerly Români), Moldova, a village * Battle of Romani, near the Egyptian town of the same name Other uses * Romani (name), including a list of people with the name * Romani (grape), or Trebbiano See also *Rom (other) *Roma (other) *List of Romani people *Names of the Romani people *"Romani ite domum", corrected Latin phrase for graffiti in the film ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'' *Romani Holocaust The Romani Holocaust was the genocide of European Roma and Sinti people during World War II. Beginning in 1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Púchov
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. * January 30 – Charlie Chaplin comedy drama film ''City Lights'' receives its public premiere at the Los Angeles Theater with Albert Einstein as guest of honor. Contrary to the current trend in cinema, it is a silent film, but with a score by Chaplin. Critically and commercially successful from the start, it will place consistently in lists of films considered the best of all time. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľudovít Štúr Prize
Ľudovít (; sometimes spelled ''Ludevít'') is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ľudovít Černák (born 1951), former Slovak politician, businessman, chairman of ŠK Slovan Bratislava *Ľudovít Cvetler (born 1938), former Slovak football player *Ľudovít Dubovský (1918–1998), footballer *Ľudovít Fulla (1902–1980), Slovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer, art teacher *Ľudovít Goga (born 1969), Slovak politician *Ludovit Greiner (1796–1882), forest and lumber industry management expert in the Austrian Empire *Ľudovít Kaník (born 1965), Slovak politician and member of the Democratic Party of Slovakia *Ľudovít Komadel (born 1927), Slovak former swimmer *Ľudovít Kroner (1925–2000), Slovak actor *Ľudovít Lačný (1926–2019), Slovak chess problem composer and judge *Ľudovít Lancz (1964–2004), football player *Ľudovít Lehen (1925–2014), painter and a FIDE Master for chess compositions *Karol Ľudovít Libai (1814 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Memory Institute (Slovakia)
The National Memory Institute () is a Slovak public institution that holds the police records of the fascist Slovak Republic and communist Czechoslovak Socialist Republic regimes that ruled Slovakia during the twentieth century. The institute also promotes research into these periods of Slovak history and educates the general public of this history. It publishes a journal, ''Pamäť národa'', which is currently edited by . The founder of the institute was Ján Langoš, who served as director until his death in a car crash in 2006. See The Institute had 7 sees since its establishment, currently located at Miletičova Street 19 in Bratislava. In December 2021 it was announced that by 2026, the Institute should relocate to newly modernised and reconstructed buildings at Krížna Street in Bratislava, where a library and an exposition were to be opened to the public. Controversy One of the institution's staff historians, Martin Lacko, was fired in 2016 for promoting the First Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
