Viliam Široký

Viliam Široký
Portrait of Śiroký, c. 1948
Interim President of Czechoslovakia
In office
13 November 1957 – 19 November 1957
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byAntonín Zápotocký
Succeeded byAntonín Novotný
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
21 March 1953 – 20 September 1963
PresidentAntonín Zápotocký (1953–1957)
Himself (Interim; 1957)
Antonín Novotný (1957–1963)
DeputyAlexej Čepička
Preceded byAntonín Zápotocký
Succeeded byJozef Lenárt
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 March 1950 – 31 December 1952
PresidentKlement Gottwald
Prime MinisterAntonín Zápotocký
Preceded byVladimír Clementis
Succeeded byVáclav David
Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
4 April 1945 – 21 March 1953
PresidentEdvard Beneš (1945–1948)
Klement Gottwald (1948–1953)
Prime MinisterZdeněk Fierlinger (1945–1946)
Klement Gottwald (1946–1948)
Antonín Zápotocký (1948–1953)
Personal details
Born(1902-05-31)31 May 1902
Died6 October 1971(1971-10-06) (aged 69)
PartyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta
Two Orders of Klement Gottwald
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Viliam Široký (31 May 1902 – 6 October 1971) was a prominent communist politician of Czechoslovakia. He served as Prime Minister from 1953 to 1963, and was also the leader of the Communist Party of Slovakia between 1945 and 1954.