Preceded by Zoltan Tildy Nationality Hungarian | Name Arpad Szakasits Succeeded by Sandor Ronai | |
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Role Hungarian Political figure Political party Social Democratic Party of Hungary, Hungarian Working People\'s Party, Hungarian Socialist Workers\' Party |
Árpád Szakasits [ˈaːrpaːd ˈsɒkɒʃit͡ʃ] (6 December 1888, in Budapest – 3 May 1965, in Budapest) was a Hungarian Social Democrat, then Communist political figure. He served as the President of Hungary from 2 August 1948 to 23 August 1949.
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He was the first Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council, which was established on 23 August 1949, as a replacement for the post of the President, in accordance with the new constitution proclaimed in 1949. He served until 26 April 1950.
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Szakasits was an Esperantist for over 40 years, attended Esperanto congresses, and was a member of the International Patron Committee for the World Esperanto Congress in 1959.
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![Árpád Szakasits Kenessey Pongrc ny fispn mentette meg az orszgszerte hajszolt](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rpd-szakasits-726506e6-6bf4-4ccd-9282-98c6717c223-resize-750.jpeg)
![Árpád Szakasits Hunmagyar Vrszvetsg Szakasits rpd kfarag kztrsasgi](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rpd-szakasits-0268a82f-0409-4577-bfa6-ea950cbddc0-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Árpád Szakasits Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA