He was best known for letters he wrote to President Gustáv Husák and holding a banner in support of Charter 77.
Rudolf Bereza was born in 1942 in Tovačov, in what is today the Czech Republic.
One of the rebellious activities Bereza is most famous for is when he and others held a banner in Olomouc that read “Charter 77 calls for civic courage.
After the Velvet Revolution, Bereza was involved in the countries move from communism to democracy.
He was involved in the Czech National Council for the Civic Forum and worked as a police chief and bus driver.