Endre Sík (2 April 1891 – 10 April 1978) was a Hungarian historian, politician,

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between 1958 and 1961. He was the younger brother of the priest Sándor Sík who was also a poet and

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teacher. During the

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he was captured by the

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s. After that he lived in the

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. In 1920, he joined the

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. 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

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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 His book, ''Vihar a levelet'', containing his recollections on the Soviet Union in the 1930s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.Amikor a könyvtárba a politika jön látogatóba
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Works

* ''Fekete Afrika története I–IV'' (The history of Black Africa), Akadémiai Kiadó,

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, 1961–1973. ** in English
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* ''Vihar a levelet'', Zrínyi Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1970.

References

1891 births 1978 deaths Writers from Budapest Hungarian prisoners of war Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war in World War I World War I prisoners of war held by Russia Institute of Red Professors alumni Historians of Africa Hungarian communists Foreign ministers of Hungary Hungarian expatriates in the Soviet Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Hungarian Africanists Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Lenin Peace Prize recipients Burials at Kerepesi Cemetery {{Hungary-politician-stub