Four Charles University personalities receive state honours












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            * Four Charles University personalities receive state honours
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            Czechs on Monday marked the 101st anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. As is tra
            28, state honours were awarded by the country’s president at the Vladislav Hall at Prague 
            Recipients this year included Corporal Tomáš Procházka (in memoriam – he was killed while 

            Afghanistan), Czech WWII RAF pilot Emil Boček, Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, and hocke
            Jágr.
            Four of those to receive honours (Medals of Merit, First Class) are highly-respected indiv

            University: obstetrician and professor emeritus Antonín Doležal, biologist and expert on h
            Helena Haškovcová, acclaimed eye surgeon Jaroslav Madunický, and internationally-known onc

            Petruželka.
            In all, 42 people received state honours this year.