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.
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.
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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