Árpád Szakasits was a Hungarian Communist political figure. He served as the president of Hungary from 2 August 1948 until 26 April 1950. He was the first chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council, which was established on August 23, 1949, as a replacement for the post of the President, in accordance with the new constitution proclaimed in 1949. (This institution was only abolished in 1989.) Although he was a critic of the soviet Union during World War II, … Wikipedia
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