Endre Sík
Encyclopedia
Endre Sík 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 Russian
s. 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His book, Vihar a levelet, containing his recollections on the Sovietunion in the 30s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
historian, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1958 and 1961. He was the younger brother of Sándor Sík, poet, piarist
Piarists
The Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools or, in short, Piarists , is the name of the oldest Catholic educational order also known as the Scolopi, Escolapios or Poor Clerics of the Mother of God...
teacher.
During the First World War he was captured by the Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
s. After that he lived in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. 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
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
in 1962.
His book, Vihar a levelet, containing his recollections on the Sovietunion in the 30s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.
Works
- Fekete Afrika története I-IV (The history of Black Africa), Akadémiai Kiadó, BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, 1961–1973. - Vihar a levelet, Zrínyi Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1970.