Cs. Simon István

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He completed primary school in his birthplace and in Čoka, the horticultural vocational school (1960) in Ada, and the horticultural branch of the agricultural college (1967) in Mostar. Between 1968 and 1972, he was an agronomist at the Čoka agricultural estate. From 1972 to 2006, he was a journalist for Magyar Szó.

In 2007, the Cs. Simon István Friendship Society was founded. In the same year, a memorial plaque was unveiled in Čoka in honor of the poet.

The Móra Ferenc Hungarian Cultural Association of Čoka has been organizing the Cs. Simon István Poetry and Prose Recitation Festival since 2015.