András Balogh
Encyclopedia
András Balogh is a Hungarian
historian and diplomat, the current ambassador to Thailand
. His party, the Hungarian Socialist Party
(MSZP) nominated him to the position of President of Hungary in 2010. During an indirect election
Viktor Orbán
's and the Fidesz-KDNP's candidate Pál Schmitt
was elected by an overwhelming majority.
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 and diplomat, the current ambassador to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. His party, the Hungarian Socialist Party
Hungarian Socialist Party
The Hungarian Socialist Party describes itself as a social democratic party in Hungary. It is the partial successor of the communist Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party , which ruled Hungary between 1956 and 1989. The decision to declare the party a successor of the MSZMP was controversial, and...
(MSZP) nominated him to the position of President of Hungary in 2010. During an indirect election
Hungarian presidential election, 2010
An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 29 June 2010. The Prime Minister's nominee Pál Schmitt was elected by an overwhelming majority.-Background:...
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian populist and conservative politician and current Prime Minister of Hungary...
's and the Fidesz-KDNP's candidate Pál Schmitt
Pál Schmitt
Pál Schmitt is the current President of Hungary. He was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary and was sworn in on 2010....
was elected by an overwhelming majority.
Publications
- Társadalom és politika a gyarmati Indiában (1979)
- A gyarmati rendszer története 1870–1955 (1980)
- A Political History of National Liberation Movement in Asia and Africa 1914–1985 (1988)
- Nemzet és történelem Indiában (1988)
- A nemzeti kisebbség és a nemzetközi biztonság (1994)
- A magyar külpolitika prioritásai (1996)
- Integráció és nemzeti érdek (1998)
- Világpolitikai átrendeződés szeptember 11-e után (2001)
- Nemzet és nacionalizmus (co-author, 2002)
External links
- Biography (Hungarian)