Árpád Szakasits

Árpád Szakasits
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
Succeeded by	Sándor Rónai
Personal details
Born	(1888-12-06)6 December 1888 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	3 May 1965(1965-05-03) (aged 76) Budapest, Hungary
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

Árpád Szakasits (Hungarian: [ˈaːrpaːd ˈsɒkɒʃit͡ʃ]; 6 December 1888 – 3 May 1965) was a Hungarian Social Democrat, then Communist politician. He served as the President of Hungary from 3 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.^[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]

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