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Who was the UN SECRETARIES-GENERAL between 1953-1961? -

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Who was the UN SECRETARIES-GENERAL between 1953-1961?

Options

  • Trygve Lie

  • U Thant

  • Dag Hammarskjold

  • Kurt Waldheim

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Solution

Dag Hammarskjold

Explanation:

Trygve Lie(1946-1952) Norway; Lawyer and foreign minister; worked for a Kashmir ceasefire between India and Pakistan; criticized for failing to end the Korean War quickly; the Soviet Union opposed his second term; resigned from the post.

Dag Hammarskjold(1953-1961) Sweden; Economist and lawyer; worked to resolve the Suez Canal dispute and decolonize Africa; posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961 for his efforts to resolve the Congo crisis; the Soviet Union and France criticized his role in Africa.

U Thant(1961-1971) Burma (Myanmar); Teacher and diplomat; worked to end the Congo Crisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis; established the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus; criticized the United States during the Vietnam War.

Kurt Waldheim (1972-1981) Austria; Diplomat and foreign minister; worked to resolve Namibia and Lebanon's problems; oversaw the Bangladesh relief operation; China blocked his bid for a third term.

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