Count Imre Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (16 February 1882 – 22 May 1961) was a Hungarian politician, who served as

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in 1920. His father was

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, a former Minister of Education. Having completed his studies at the

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Orientalistic Academy (later Consular Academy) he joined the diplomatic service and served successively in

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and

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. He was instrumental in negotiating the peace treaty of

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and of the

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government. He resigned two months later. Imre Csáky was persecuted after the collapse of Horthy's Hungary, and even more so spending many years in jail during Communism. He died on the Canary Islands on his way to exile in

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Autobiography

* Eva-Marie Csáky (editor) ''Vom Geachteten zum Geächteten'' Böhlau, Wien, 1992.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1882 births 1961 deaths People from Levoča District Hungarians in Slovakia Ministers of foreign affairs of Hungary Imre, Csaky {{Hungary-politician-stub