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Endre Sík

1891 – 1978

Hungarian historian and politician

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Lived 1891 – 1978 (aged 87). Endre Sík was a Hungarian politician and diplomat.

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 the priest Sándor Sík who was also a poet and 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 Minister of Foreign Affairs (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His book, Vihar a levelet, containing his recollections on the Soviet Union in the 1930s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.

Works Fekete Afrika története I–IV (The history of Black Africa), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1961–1973. in English: Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Vol. IV Vihar a levelet, Zrínyi Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1970.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Red Professors
Positions held
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Hungarian Ambassador to the United States, Member of Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Employers
N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography RAS
Awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour; State Award of the People's Republic of Hungary; Lenin Peace Prize; Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary; Order of Friendship of Peoples
Also known as
Endre Sik

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Endre Sík?

Hungarian historian and politician (1891-1978)

When was Endre Sík born?

Endre Sík was born on 2 April 1891 in Budapest.

When did Endre Sík die?

Endre Sík died on 10 April 1978 in Budapest.

What was Endre Sík's occupation?

Endre Sík was a politician and diplomat.

What nationality was Endre Sík?

Endre Sík was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Endre Sík

· Wikidata: Q1315266

· DBpedia: Endre Sík

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