Árpád Szakasits
Árpád Szakasits (Hungarian: [ˈaːrpaːd ˈsɒkɒʃit͡ʃ]; 6 December 1888 – 3 May 1965) was a Hungarian Social Democrat, then Communist politician. He served as the country's head of state from 1948 to 1950, the first Communist to hold the post.
Árpád Szakasits | |
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President of Hungary | |
In office 3 August 1948 – 23 August 1949 | |
Preceded by | Zoltán Tildy |
Succeeded by | Himself, as Chairman of the Presidential Council |
1st Chairman of the Presidential Council of the People's Republic of Hungary | |
In office 23 August 1949 – 26 April 1950 | |
Preceded by | Himself, as President of the Republic |
Succeeded by | Sándor Rónai |
Personal details | |
Born | Budapest, Austria-Hungary | 6 December 1888
Died | 3 May 1965 76) Budapest, Hungary | (aged
Nationality | Hungarian |
Political party | Social Democratic Party, Hungarian Working People's Party, Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Spouse(s) | Emma Grosz Maria Theresia Schneider |
Children | György Klára |
A longtime leader of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party, he supported its merger with the Hungarian Communist Party to form the Hungarian Working People's Party. When President Zoltán Tildy was forced to resign, Szakasits was named his successor on 3 August 1948 as part of the final stage of the Communists' complete takeover of the country.
After the adoption of a new Soviet-style Constitution in 1949, the presidency was replaced with a Presidential Council, and Szakasits became its chairman on 23 August 1949, serving 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.[1]
Personal life
Szakasits was married to Emma Grosz (1888–1954). They had together a son, György (1916–1985) and a daughter, Klára (1918–2001). After the death of his first wife, he remarried. His second wife was Maria Theresia Schneider. This marriage was childless.[2]
His daughter Klára was the grandmother of Hungarian politician, András Schiffer, the founder and onetime leader of the Politics Can Be Different political party.[3]
References
- Esperanto No. 716 (1965), p. 131
- geni.com
- Heti Világgazdaság - Történelmi családregény a Schiffer-Szakasits családról
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Zoltán Tildy |
President of Hungary 1948–1949 |
Succeeded by – |
Preceded by (first office holder) |
Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council 1949–1950 |
Succeeded by Sándor Rónai |