U Thant
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Thant pictured in 1968. | |
Secretar-General o the Unitit Naitions | |
In office November 30, 1961 – December 31, 1971 | |
Precedit bi | Dag Hammarskjöld |
Succeedit bi | Kurt Waldheim |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 Januar 1909 Pantanaw,Breetish Burma,Breetish Raj |
Dee'd | 25 November 1974 (aged 65) New York Ceety,Unitit States |
Cause o daith | Lung cancer |
Restin place | Tomb sooth oShwedagon Pagoda,Yangon,Burma(Myanmar) |
Naitionality | Burmese |
Spoose(s) | DawThein Tin |
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Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
U Thant(Burmese:ဦးသန္ ့့;MLCTS:u:san.;Burmese pronunciation:[ʔú θa̰ɴ];Inglis pronunciation:/ˌuː ˈθɑːnt/;[1]Januar 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974) wis aBurmesediplomatan thethird Secretary-Generalo theUnitit Naitions,frae 1961 tae 1971. He wis chosen for the post when his predecessor,Dag Hammarskjöld,dee'd in September 1961.
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- Cauld War diplomats
- Daiths frae buff cancer
- Fowk frae the Bronx
- Riverdale, Bronx
- Burmese diplomats
- Daiths frae cancer in New York (state)
- Rangoon Varsity alumni
- Amateur radio fowk
- Permanent Representatives o Burma tae the Unitit Naitions