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Antonín Zápotocký

Antonín Zápotocký, Czech politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (died 1957)

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Born
December 19, 1884
Died
November 13, 1957
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1884

About Antonín Zápotocký

Antonín Zápotocký (Czech pronunciation:; 19 December 1884 – 13 November 1957) was a Czech communist politician and statesman in Czechoslovakia. He served as the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953, and then as President of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1957. Together with Bohumír Šmeral, he co-founded the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Antonín Zápotocký was himself active in the ČSSD from an early age as a party functionary in the Kladno district, and as an editor of the party press.

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The world when Antonín Zápotocký was born

Antonín Zápotocký was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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