Английская Википедия:András Bíró

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András Bíró (born 20 October 1925) is a Hungarian journalist, journal editor, environment activist and human rights activist, noted for his support of the Romani people in Hungary.

Life and career

Bíró was born to Hungarian and Serbian parents in Sofia on 20 October 1925.[1] After returning to Hungary, he subsequently fled the country following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, settling in France.[2] He was a founding editor of the UN family journals Ceres and Mazingira.[1]

In 1986, Biró returned to Hungary. He founded the organization Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (Шаблон:Lang-hu) in 1990, which supported Hungary's Romani community by supporting small projects, such as purchasing land for farmers to rear livestock.[3] In 1995, he and the organisation were awarded the Right Livelihood Award "for their resolute defence of Hungary's Roma minority and effective efforts to aid their self-development."[1]

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