Milada Horakova (25. 12. 1901 - 27. 6. 1950) - Czech politician and lawyer, member of the Czech National Socialist Party. Became the most famous victim of communist political processes that unfold in Czechoslovakia began shortly after the coup in February 1948. unjust imprisonment, process and heavy hours before the execution was faced with extraordinary bravery.

Milada Horakova was born in Prague in Vinohrady district (then Vinohrady). Its political orientation had a significant effect father, patriot and supporter of Masaryk's ideas. Even during the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, had to leave high school. The reason was to participate in anti-war demonstrations, so that a high school diploma completed until 1921. On the recommendation of his father after he joined the Law Faculty of Charles University, though originally wanted to study medicine. At the trials she met her future husband Bohumil.

In 1923, her life hung in the balance: is ill with scarlet fever, which in childhood succumbed to her two siblings. The infection is miraculously healed. The following year he met with the Senator and founder of the National Women Council Franceska Plam�nkov�. Became her assistant and soon my friend. Both women were involved in the fight for women's rights, which at that time was far from commonplace.

After graduation, he married Milada editor of Czechoslovak Radio Bohumil burner. Under his influence, she switched from Catholics to the Church of Czech Brethren Hussite. As a lawyer, has worked since 1927 in the Central Social office where her superiors later the Mayor of Prague, Minister and Chairman of the Czechoslovak Socialist Party Petr Zenkl. She was a member of the same party.

After a conference in Munich and the resignation of the frontier to Germany as part of the Women's National Council push for the establishment of a committee to assist the refugees. In occupied Czechoslovakia, then joined the resistance, after the disclosure of the Gestapo detention, torture and the prosecutor for her proposed death penalty. In court in Dresden, where he defended herself, finally got eight years jail.

Do liberated Prague returned in May 1945 and the following year he successfully ran for Parliament as a member of �SNS. After the communist coup in 1948 gave a parliamentary mandate, but remained politically active further. Due to the hostile attitudes toward emerging totalitarian power was monitored by the secret police and eventually arrested September 27, 1949. Along with twelve fellow victim of trumped-up process, which took place according to a prepared script, and that the ruling apparatus appropriately used for propaganda. Milada Horakova, despite brutal pressure retains pride and went through an ordeal with his head held high. Despite the knowledge that the chance of a reduced sentence would have brought only accession to rig the game fanatic pro-regime directors.

The execution by hanging took place May 27, 1950 in the morning. Along with her life were deprived of three other defendants: Depends Calandra, Jan Buchal and Oldrich Pecl. For the grace of Milada Horakova at President Gottwald advocated for a number of world leaders, including Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Eleanor Rooseweltova.

Judicial murder Milady Horakove outraged world opinion, the act was so horrible that it was political opinion executed sixteen-mother's daughter. The Supreme Court judgment, as well as other unfair judgments from the period of the infamous Stalinist processes abolished until 1968.