Kálmán Kánya | |
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 Kálmán Kánya | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
| In office 4 February 1933 – 28 November 1938 | |
| Prime Minister | Gyula Gömbös Kálmán Darányi Béla Imrédy |
| Preceded by | Gyula Gömbös |
| Succeeded by | Béla Imrédy |
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| Born | (1869-11-07)7 November 1869 |
| Died | 28 February 1945(1945-02-28) (aged 75) |
| Political party | Party of National Unity |
| Profession | politician |
Kálmán de Kánya (7 November 1869 – 28 February 1945) was theForeign Minister of Hungary during theHorthy era.
Kánya commenced his diplomatic career inConstantinople. In 1913 he was appointed asAustro-Hungarian ambassador toMexico and later toBerlin. From 1933 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
During Kánya's tenureHungary joined theTripartite Pact, becoming an ally ofNazi Germany. He attempted to counterbalance Germany's hegemony with increased cooperation withItaly and kept good connections with theLittle Entente.
Kánya travelled withHungarian Prime MinisterBéla Imrédy toBerchtesgaden to advocate on behalf of Hungarian territorial claims. Kánya was leader of the Hungarian-Czechoslovak delegation on the negotiations inKomárom.
On 21 November 1938 Kánya was forced to resign following the failure of the German-Italian démarche Carpathian Ukraine invasion. During the end of theSecond World War he supportedIstván Bethlen andMiklós Kállay.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1933–1938 | Succeeded by |
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