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Petr Zenkl

1884-06-13 – 1975-11-03

Portrait of Petr Zenkl
Photograph of Petr Zenkl from 1938Credit: unknown, taken in 1938

Life & Legacy

Petr Zenkl (13 June 1884 – 2 November 1975) was a Czech politician, government minister, mayor of Prague, chairman of the Czechoslovak National Social Party (1945–1948), deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia (1946–1948) and the chairman of the exile Council of Free Czechoslovakia (1949–1974).

Occupation & Career

teacher, politician, pedagogue, political prisoner

Education

Charles University; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague; Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class; honorary citizen of Prague; honorary citizen of Kladno; honorary citizen of České Budějovice; participant in the resistance and resistance against communism; Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta; honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg; Resistance Medal

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta · honorary citizen of České Budějovice · honorary citizen of Kladno · honorary citizen of Prague · honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg · Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class · participant in the resistance and resistance against communism · Resistance Medal

Education & Institutions

Charles University · Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague · Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3490563 — wikidata View source

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