U Thant


January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974 Contemporaries

Burmese diplomat, UN Secretary-General (1961-1971) through the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War years.

Nov 30, 1961 – Dec 31, 1971

Preceded by
Dag Hammarskjöld Succeeded by
Kurt Waldheim

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