# Árpád Szakasits

_Hungarian politician (1888-1965)_

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> Árpád Szakasits 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 December 1888 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Budapest ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P19))
- **Died:** 3 May 1965 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P570))
- **Place of death:** Budapest ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Hungary ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; journalist; Esperantist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P106))
- **Political party:** Hungarian Social Democratic Party; Hungarian Working People's Party; Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P102))
- **Spouse:** Júlia Nemes ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P26))
- **Positions held:** member of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic (1963–1965); member of Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (5 December 1959 – 3 May 1965); President of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic (23 August 1949 – 24 April 1950); member of the National Assembly of Hungary (15 May 1949 – 24 April 1950); member of the HWP Central Directorate Resolution (14 June 1948 – 25 April 1950); Minister for Industrial Affairs (26 February 1948 – 5 August 1948); President of the Republic (3 February 1948 – 23 August 1949); member of the National Assembly of Hungary (1948–1948); member of the National Assembly of Hungary (1947–1948); member of the National Assembly of Hungary (4 November 1945 – 31 August 1947); member of the Provisional National Assembly (2 April 1945 – 3 November 1945); member of the legislative authority committee of Budapest (since March 1945) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414#P39))

## Questions

**When was Árpád Szakasits born?**  
Árpád Szakasits was born on 6 December 1888 in Budapest.

**What positions has Árpád Szakasits held?**  
Positions held by Árpád Szakasits include: member of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic (1963–1965); member of Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1959–1965); President of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1950); member of the National Assembly of Hungary (1949–1950); member of the HWP Central Directorate Resolution (1948–1950).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Árpád Szakasits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_Szakasits) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q252414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252414) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Szakasits Árpád 1949.jpg by Rádió és Televízió Újság (RTV) (cropped by Norden1990 ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Szakasits_%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_1949.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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