About Václav Vacek
Lived 1877 – 1960 (aged 82). Václav Vacek was a Czech writer, lawyer, journalist, politician, editing staff and translator.
Václav Vacek (11 September 187718 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. He was also a founding member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia after the schism in Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party in 1921.
Legacy The Prague Metro station Roztyly was named after him until the Revolution in 1989.
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Who was Václav Vacek?
Czech politician, attorney and publicist (1877–1960)
When was Václav Vacek born?
Václav Vacek was born on 11 September 1877 in Libochovice.
When did Václav Vacek die?
Václav Vacek died on 18 January 1960 in Prague.
What was Václav Vacek's occupation?
Václav Vacek was a writer, lawyer, journalist, politician, editing staff and translator.
What nationality was Václav Vacek?
Václav Vacek was Czech.
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