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Václav Vacek (11 September 1877 – 18 January 1960) was a Czech communist politician. He served as a Senator in the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia and after the Prague Uprising as the Mayor of Prague.[1] He was also a founding member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia after the schism in Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party in 1921.[2]
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Václav Vacek | |
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Mayor of Prague | |
In office 2 May 1945 – August 1945 | |
Preceded by | Alois Říha |
Succeeded by | Petr Zenkl |
In office 1 July 1946 – December 1954 | |
Preceded by | Petr Zenkl |
Succeeded by | Adolf Svoboda |
Personal details | |
Born | Libochovice, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) | 11 September 1877
Died | 18 January 1960 82) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | (aged
Political party | ČSSD (before 1921) KSČ (1921–1960) |
Alma mater | Charles University |
Profession | Writer, translator, journalist, lawyer |
The Prague Metro station Roztyly was named after him until the revolution in 1989.
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