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Slovak politician
Karol Sidor
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Born
| Karol Sidor
(
1901-07-16
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July 16, 1901
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Died
| October 20, 1953
(1953-10-20)
(aged 52)
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Nationality
| Slovak
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Citizenship
| Czechoslovak
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Known for
| Politician
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Title
| Minister for Slovak Affairs
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Term
| 1938
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Political party
| Slovak People's Party
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Karol Sidor
(July 16, 1901 ? October 20, 1953) was a
Slovak
nationalist
politician and journalist. Active from an early age, he was undecided about full independence and as a result was largely sidelined during the
Slovak Republic
.
Political activity
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A devout
Roman Catholic
, he was born in
Ru?omberok
in the
Lipto County
of the
Kingdom of Hungary
(present-day
Slovakia
) and came to politics early as a low-level supporter of
Andrej Hlinka
.
[1]
He would later write a biography of Hlinka, his political idol.
[2]
After finishing his education he joined the
Slovak People's Party
(SPP) and became one of its leading members on the pro-
Poland
wing.
[1]
Before long however he would become associated with the
Ferdinand ?ur?ansky
and the
Vojtech Tuka
wings of the party. He was elected to parliament in 1935 and, ironically given his early ideas, was chosen to argue against Poland's claims on Slovak territory.
[1]
Sidor was also commander of the
Hlinka Guard
and had been touted as a successor to the priest, although this did not happen.
[1]
He was given the position of Minister for Slovak Affairs by the
Czechoslovakian
government in 1938, a role which took him away from the radicals of the SPP, allowing
Jozef Tiso
to take control ahead of him.
[1]
Wary of
Nazi Germany
, he rejected a move from
Artur Seyss-Inquart
to declare independence in 1939, leading to the Nazis concentrating their efforts on Tiso instead.
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When independence was declared Sidor served as Minister of the Interior for little over a month in 1939 before their pressure forced him out.
[4]
Sidor was a strong
anti-Semite
but nevertheless he had reservations about the Nazis and would later serve in only the very minor role of Minister to the
Holy See
.
[1]
From January to March 1939 he also a commission to examine the "
Jewish question
" in Slovakia, albeit nothing came of this initiative and ultimately the issue would be taken over by the Nazis.
[5]
Exile
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As the war ended, he left Czechoslovakia for the west, ultimately settling in
Montreal, Quebec
, Canada.
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He had initially been refused asylum by the
Government of Canada
who considered him a
persona non grata
but they changed their minds in 1950 following the intervention of
Pope Pius XII
.
[6]
Sidor had remained in the Vatican and his presence in
Rome
had become a source of some embarrassment to the Pope given Sidor's conduct in the war.
[7]
He was sentenced
in absentia
to 20 years by a Czechoslovak court in 1947.
[1]
Sidor received a U.S. passport by 1947.
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[9]
Sidor died in Canada without serving the sentence.
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References
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Philip Rees
,
Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890
, 1990, pp. 356-357
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Stanislav J. Kirschbaum,
A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival
, St. Martin's Griffin, 1996,
ISBN
0312161255
, p. 147
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Julius Bartl,
Slovak History: Chronology and Lexicon
, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002, p. 138
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Kirschbaum,
A History of Slovakia
, p. 190
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pp. 196-197
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Robert G. Weisbord
& Wallace P. Sillanpoa,
The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust: An Era in Vatican-Jewish Relations
, Transaction Publishers, 1992, p.87, n.58
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Mark Aarons
and
John Loftus
,
Ratlines: How the Vatican's Nazi Networks Betrayed Western Intelligence to the Soviets
, William Heinemann, 1991, p. 222
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Pearson, Drew (January 2, 1947).
"The Washington Merry-Go-Round"
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Freeport Journal-Standard
. Freeport, Illinois. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com
.
One thing that gripes heroic European leaders of the underground is the way collaborationists are now welcomed to the U.S.A. Rene de Chambrun, son-in-law of traitor Pierre Laval, is now applying for a passport, while Karol Sidor, one of Czekaslovakia's collaborationists, has already been granted one...
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Pearson, Drew (January 2, 1947).
"The Washington Merry-Go-Round"
.
The Delta Democrat-Times
. Greenville, Mississippi. p. 4
. Retrieved
August 2,
2016
– via
Newspapers.com
.
One thing that gripes heroic European leaders of the underground is the way collaborationists are now welcomed to the U.S.A. Rene de Chambrun, son-in-law of traitor Pierre Laval, is now applying for a passport, while Karol Sidor, one of Czekaslovakia's collaborationists, has already been granted one...
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