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František Ringo Čech
František Ringo Čech (born 9 July 1943) is a Czech musician, songwriter, painter, actor, comedian, publicist, politician, dramatist, screenwriter, and author. Life and career Early musical career: 1959–1965 František Čech was born in Prague in 1943 to František Čech Pražský, a musician of Viennese origin. From 1959 to 1963, he worked as a radio mechanic and television technician, while playing drums in various Dixieland and brass ensembles, such as Storyville Jazz, which also included Ivan Mládek and Ivo Pešák. In 1963, he cofounded the rock band Olympic together with Jaromír Klempíř, and began writing song lyrics for the first time. He studied drums at the Prague Conservatory from 1963 to 1965, as well as folklore, piano, and recorder. In December 1965, he travelled to the United States with the Jiří Srnec black light theatre, where his wife, Magda, performed, thus ending his stint with Olympic. It was around this time that he adopted the nickname Ringo, af ...
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Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate climate, temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Year ...
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Jiří Schelinger
Jiří Schelinger (6 March 1951 – 13 April 1981) was a Czech rock singer and guitarist considered to have been the first Czech hard rocker and an influential musician to this day. Biography Schelinger was born in the village of Bousov in 1951. His father, Josef (1921–1995), was a well-known concert guitarist and guitar teacher, and his mother, Miloslava (1929–2007), worked as a florist. He had a younger brother, Milan Schelinger, who was also a musician. As a child, Schelinger played piano, and later guitar. His first band, in which he played while still in elementary school, was called Nothing But Nothing and in later years, he played in various other groups, including Smaragd, The Happy Five, and Faraon, with whom he recorded his first big hit, the 1972 song "Holubí dům", penned by Jaroslav Uhlíř and Zdeněk Svěrák. In 1973, he joined the band of František Ringo Čech, with whom he recorded six studio albums. Work on a seventh album, titled '' Zemětřesení'', ...
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1996 Czech Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 31 May and 1 June 1996,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 the first after independence. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 76.3%.Nohlen & Stöver, p472 Campaign The campaign was primarily a conflict between the right-wing ODS and left-wing ČSSD. The ODS used slogans "Freedom and Prosperity" and "We proved that we can." ČSSD used slogan "Humanity against selfishness." ČSSD used an autobus called "Zemák" during its campaign. Party's leader Miloš Zeman campaigned with it at multiple places over the Czech Republic. ODS on the other hand used endorsements of public celebrities such as Lucie Bílá. Both parties used meetings with voters as their campaign instrument. Finances Opinion polls Results References {{Czech elections Czech 1996 elections in the Czech Republic 1996 File:1996 Event ...
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1994 Czech Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 18 and 19 November 1994. Voter turnout was 60.68%. Results References 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ... 1994 elections in the Czech Republic November 1994 events in Europe {{CzechRepublic-election-stub ...
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Czech Social Democratic Party
The Czech Social Democratic Party ( cs, Česká strana sociálně demokratická, ČSSD, ) is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic. Sitting on the centre-left of the political spectrum and holding pro-European views, it is a member of the Party of European Socialists, the Socialist International, and the Progressive Alliance. Masaryk Democratic Academy is the party-affiliated's think tank. The ČSSD was a junior coalition party within Andrej Babiš' Second Cabinet's minority government from June 2018, and was a senior coalition party from 1998 to 2006 and from 2013 to 2017. It held 15 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic following the 2017 Czech legislative election in which the party lost 35 seats. From 2018 to 2021, the party was led by Jan Hamáček, who has since been replaced by Roman Onderka as temporary leader after the 2021 Czech legislative election, in which the party lost all of its seats after falling below 5%. History ...
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Club Of Committed Non-Party Members
The Club of Committed Non-Party Members (in Czech ''Klub angažovaných nestraníků'', ''KAN'') is a small liberal party in the Czech Republic co-founded by Rudolf Battěk. It was founded during the Prague Spring in May 1968 by 144 leading Czechoslovak intellectuals and prominent social figures. It was formed as an independent activist organisation with the purpose of advocating a reform program. It committed itself to human rights and civil equality, political pluralism, and the principles embodied in the UN Declaration on human rights. During its peak, it claimed to have almost 15,000 members. The Soviet Army formally proscribed it in September 1968. After the Velvet Revolution of 1989, KAN was reorganized in 1990 as a party, but it has not gained wide support in the elections and is not represented in the parliament. See also *Liberalism *Contributions to liberal theory *Liberalism worldwide *List of liberal parties *Liberal democracy Liberal democracy is the combination ...
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Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, and the subsequent dismantling of the command economy and conversion to a parliamentary republic. On 17 November 1989 ( International Students' Day), riot police suppressed a student demonstration in Prague. The event marked the 50th anniversary of a violently suppressed demonstration against the Nazi storming of Prague University in 1939 where 1,200 students were arrested and 9 killed (see Origin of International Students' Day). The 1989 event sparked a series of demonstrations from 17 November to late December and turned into an anti-communist demonstrat ...
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Hop – A Je Tu Lidoop
''Hop – a je tu lidoop'' is a 1978 Czechoslovak film, directed by Milan Muchna and starring Josef Kemr Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra. Selected filmography *'' Lízin let do nebe'' (1937) - Jula Plichta *''Škola základ života'' ( .... References External links * 1977 films Czechoslovak comedy films 1970s Czech-language films Czech comedy films 1970s Czech films {{1970s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ...
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Což Takhle Dát Si špenát
''Což takhle dát si špenát '' is a 1977 Czechoslovak comedy science fiction film directed by Václav Vorlíček. Summary Two swindlers get to prison for alcohol theft. After an exit from prison they are employed in a lab inventing a device for regeneration of old cows. The owner of salon wants to use devices for rejuvenation. But something goes wrong, and they end up rejuvenated to kids. Cast * Vladimír Menšík - Zemánek * Jiří Sovák - Liška * Iva Janžurová - Lišková / Marcelka (big) * Michal Kocourek - Zemánek (boy) * Ondřej Hach - Liška (boy) * František Filipovský - Grandfather Liška * Ivana Maříková - Lenka * Petr Přívozník - Mirek * Stella Zázvorková - Lopezová * Josef Somr - Pereira * Eva Trejtnarová - Mária * Petr Kostka - Carlos * Jaroslava Obermaierová - Vilma * Bedřich Prokoš - Professor * Čestmír Řanda - Mlejnek * Juraj Herz Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 8 April 2018) was a Czechoslovak film director, actor, an ...
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How The World Is Losing Poets
''How the World Is Losing Poets'' ( cs, Jak svět přichází o básníky) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella ''Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky'' by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in 1982. The first of the "Poets hexalogy", the title is followed by ''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' (1985), ''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives'' (1988), '' Konec básníků v Čechách'' (1993), '' Jak básníci neztrácejí naději'' (2004), and '' Jak básníci čekají na zázrak'' (2016). The film stars Pavel Kříž, David Matásek, and Miroslava Šafránková. Synopsis Štepán Šafránek, a high school student with poetic talent, and his friend Kendy, a musician, agree to write and perform a musical play. They rope in various residents of their small town, including Borůvka, a young girl to whom Šafránek ultimately loses his virginity. Cast and characters * Pavel Kříž as Štepán Šafránek * David Matásek as ...
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Smokie (band)
Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2018. Their most popular hit single, "Living Next Door to Alice", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as going to No. 1 on the Australian singles chart. Other hit singles include " If You Think You Know How to Love Me", " Oh Carol", "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone", and " I'll Meet You at Midnight". History Early years The band was formed as "The Yen" after a chance meeting between Ron Kelly and Alan Silson in Moore's Music Shop, North Parade, Bradford, in October 1963. Two days after that meeting they were joined by Chris Norman for rehearsals, but without finding a suitable bass player, just practiced together for a year. The addition of Terry Utt ...
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Mladý Svět
''Mladý Svět'' (''Young World'') was a magazine published in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. It contained editorials, comics and other works. It is not very well known outside of the Czech Republic and Slovakia but inside these countries the magazine enjoyed great success and popularity. The writer and feuilletonist Rudolf Křesťan worked as an editor in the magazine from 1964 to 1993. During 1972, ''Mladý svět'' published the popular comics Lips Tullian ''Lips Tullian'' (or ''Lips Tullian, nejobávanější náčelník lupičů'') (in English language, English: ''Lips Tullian, the Most Redoubtable Leader of Bandits'') is a comic series written by Jaroslav Weigel and drawn by Kája Saudek in 1972. .... References External links * 1958 establishments in Czechoslovakia 2005 disestablishments in the Czech Republic Czech-language magazines Defunct magazines published in the Czech Republic Magazines established in 1958 Magazines disestablished in 2005 Magazin ...
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