Mark Sykes
Diplomat, Politician
1879 – 1919
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Who was Mark Sykes?
Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician and diplomatic adviser, particularly about matters respecting the Middle East at the time of the First World War. He is associated with the Sykes-Picot Agreement, drawn up while the war was in progress, regarding the apportionment of postwar spheres of interest in the Ottoman Empire to Britain, France and Russia.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1879
England - Also known as
- Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Feb 16, 1919
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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