Endre Sík

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Endre Sík

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
In office 15 February 1958 – 13 September 1961
Preceded by	Imre Horváth
Succeeded by	János Péter
Personal details
Born	(1891-04-02)April 2, 1891 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 April 1978(1978-04-10) (aged 87) Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Political party	MKP, MDP, MSZMP
Profession	politician, jurist, historian, writer

The native form of this personal name is Sík Endre. This article uses the Western name order.

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His book, Vihar a levelet, containing his recollections on the Soviet Union in the 1930s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.^[1]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

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Imre Horváth	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1958–1961	Succeeded by János Péter

v t e Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Hungary since 1848

Revolution of 1848	Esterházy K. Batthyány

Kingdom of Hungary	Festetics Wenckheim K. Tisza Orczy Szőgyény-Marich Fejérváry L. Tisza Andrássy Fejérváry Jósika D. Bánffy M. Széchényi Széll G. Széchényi Khuen-Héderváry I. Tisza Khuen-Héderváry Fejérváry Zichy Khuen-Héderváry Lukács Burián I. Tisza Roszner T. Batthyány Zichy

Transition period	T. Batthyány M. Károlyi Berinkey Harrer Kun Pogány Kun Ágoston Tánczos Lovászy Somssich

Regency	Simonyi-Semadam Teleki Im. Csáky Teleki Gratz Teleki M. Bánffy Daruváry Bethlen Scitovszky Walko G. Károlyi Walko Puky Gömbös Kánya Imrédy Is. Csáky Teleki Bárdossy Keresztes-Fischer Kállay Ghyczy Sztójay Hennyey

Transition period	Kemény Gyöngyösi Mihályfi Molnár Rajk

Communist Hungary	Kállai Kiss Molnár Boldóczki Horváth Nagy Horváth Sík Péter Puja Várkonyi Horn

Republic of Hungary	Jeszenszky Kovács Martonyi Kovács Somogyi Göncz Balázs Martonyi

Authority control	VIAF: 110497201 ISNI: 0000 0001 2032 7500 BNF: cb127708578

Persondata
Name	Sik, Endre
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian historian and politician
Date of birth	2 April 1891
Place of birth	Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	10 April 1978
Place of death	Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary

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