Endre Sík
| Endre Sík | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
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In office 15 February 1958 – 13 September 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Imre Horváth |
| Succeeded by | János Péter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 April 1891 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
10 April 1978 (aged 87) Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary |
| Political party | MKP, MDP, MSZMP |
| Profession | politician, jurist, historian, writer |
Endre Sík (2 April 1891 – 10 April 1978) was a Hungarian historian, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1958 and 1961. He was the younger brother of Sándor Sík, poet, piarist teacher.
During the First World War he was captured by the Russians. After that he lived in the Soviet Union. In 1920, he joined the Soviet Communist Party. In 1945, he returned to Hungary, and became a Communist politician. He was deputy of the foreign minister (1954–1958), then minister (1958–1961).
In his scientific work, he studied the history of African ethnic groups. He obtained the Doctor of Sciences degree of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1962.
His book, Vihar a levelet, containing his recollections on the Soviet Union in the 1930s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.[1]
Works
- Fekete Afrika története I–IV (The history of Black Africa), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1961–1973.
- Vihar a levelet, Zrínyi Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1970.
References
- ↑ Amikor a könyvtárba a politika jön látogatóba, OGYK Hirlevél
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Imre Horváth |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1958–1961 |
Succeeded by János Péter |