Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| In office April 10, 1953 – September 18, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Trygve Lie |
| Succeeded by | U Thant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1905 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Died | September 18, 1961 (aged 56) Ndola, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld) (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served as Secretary-General from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in what is now Zambia, on 18 September 1961. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after his death in 1961.[1]
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- ↑ "Nomination FAQ on Nobel Prize". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-04-30.