“great sense of relief bordering on liberation”
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U Thant
Thant, known honorifically as U Thant, was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first Asian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.
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culture · UN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971 · politician · diplomat · writer · journalist · also U Thant, Pantanaw U Thant, Maha Thray Sithu U Thant, Thant, Thiripyanchi U Thant, SitPantanawu U Thant
Born 22 January 1909 · Died 25 November 1974 · Q1264
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1974· 1 entry
Died 1974-11-25.
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1973· 1 entry
Awarded United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (1973).
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Gandhi Peace Award (1972).
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1971· 2 entries
Won United Nations Peace Medal (1971).
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The participation of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, which was a long-standing problem, was realized
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1969· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1969).
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1967· 1 entry
In response to a request from Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser
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1966· 2 entries
And 1967 no prize was given, with Gunnar Jahn effectively vetoing an award to Thant
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That he would not stand for a second term, but he accepted a draft when the Security Council assured him that he would not be a "glorified clerk
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1965· 2 entries
Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1965).
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And the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1973
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1962· 1 entry
Katangan secessionists led by Moise Tshombe repeatedly attacked UN Operation in the Congo forces (ONUC)
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1961· 4 entries
When he was first appointed, the Soviet Union tried to insist on a troika formula of three secretaries-general, one representing each Cold War bloc, to maintain equality in the United Nations between the superpowers
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Thant was named Chairman of the UN Congo Commission
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Six weeks after his predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld, had died in an air crash
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Career landmark: United Nations Secretary-General (1961–1971).
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1957· 1 entry
On the basis of which Israel had withdrawn from Sinai and Gaza at that time, and it "thereafter inspired Israel's refusal to place her vital interests again in United Nations hands"
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1949· 1 entry
The advancing insurgents burned his hometown, including his house
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1948· 1 entry
Burma gained independence from the United Kingdom
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1931· 1 entry
Thant won first place in All Burma Teachership Examination and became the school's headmaster by the age of twenty-five
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1909· 1 entry
Born 1909-01-22.
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