Antonín Zápotocký

Antonín Zápotocký (Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈzaːpototskiː]; 19 December 1884 – 13 November 1957) was a Czech communist politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953 and the president of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1957.

Antonín Zápotocký
Antonín Zápotocký in 1948
President of Czechoslovakia
In office
21 March 1953  13 November 1957
Preceded byKlement Gottwald
Succeeded byAntonín Novotný
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
15 June 1948  14 March 1953
Preceded byKlement Gottwald
Succeeded byViliam Široký
Personal details
Born(1884-12-19)19 December 1884
Zákolany, Bohemia, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary
Died13 November 1957(1957-11-13) (aged 72)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
Other political
affiliations
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party
SpouseMarie Zápotocká
ParentLadislav Zápotocký
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