Václav Vacek
Václav Vacek (11 September 1877 – 18 January 1960) was a Czech writer, and a 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]
Václav Vacek | |
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| Mayor of Prague | |
| In office 2 May 1945 – August 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Alois Říha |
| Succeeded by | Petr Zenkl |
| Mayor of Prague | |
| In office 1 July 1946 – December 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Petr Zenkl |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Svoboda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1877 Libochovice, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | 18 January 1960 (aged 82) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | ČSSD (before 1921) KSČ (1921–1960) |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
Legacy
The Prague Metro station Roztyly was named after him until the revolution in 1989.
References
- Václav Vacek - první komunistický primátor Prahy (ČTK) (in Czech)
- "JUDr. Václav Vacek". Hlavní město Praha. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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