The Czech Union of Freedom Fighters organizes an assembly for the anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. In 2026 it took place on 28 October in the Konírna at the seat of the Ministry of Culture. It was addressed by Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř, former president Miloš Zeman, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka, and other politicians and guests attended too [1][2][3].

According to the daily FORUM 24, the union is headed by Jaroslav Vodička [3]. The union brings together participants in the national struggle for liberation in the Second World War, their family members and their survivors. [4]

Chronology

  • — At the celebrations of the Day of the Founding of the Independent Czechoslovak State, Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř in his speech compared today's critics of the government to the satire of Voskovec and Werich, which drew criticism from opponents pointing to his own past, while former president Miloš Zeman in his speech criticised empty and pathetic speeches for this holiday. → iDNES.cz Lidovky.cz

Sources

  1. iDNES.cz
  2. Lidovky.cz
  3. FORUM 24
  4. Novinky.cz — 14 October 2026