Endre Sík

Endre Sík
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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)2 April 1891 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	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His book, Vihar a levelet, containing his recollections on the Soviet Union in the 1930s, was banned and withdrawn immediately after appearance.

Works

• Fekete Afrika története I–IV (The history of Black Africa), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1961–1973.
• Vihar a levelet, Zrínyi Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1970.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

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