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U Thant
Pantanaw U Thant
UN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)
Statements about
U Thant
Position Held
United Nations Secretary-General
(11/30/1961 - 12/31/1971)
Replaces
:
Dag Hammarskjöld
Replaced By
:
Kurt Waldheim
Series Ordinal
:
3
Start Time
:
11/30/1961
End Time
:
12/31/1971
Ambassador
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Place of Birth
Pantanaw
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
British Rule in Myanmar
Place of Death
New York City
Date of Birth
1/22/1909
Date of Death
11/25/1974
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
(1965)
Point in Time
:
1965
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
(1973)
Point in Time
:
1973
Gandhi Peace Award
(1972)
Point in Time
:
1972
United Nations Peace Medal
(1971)
Point in Time
:
1971
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
Country of Citizenship
Myanmar
Occupation
Politician
Diplomat
Writer
Cause of Death
Lung Cancer
Employer
United Nations
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
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U Thant
Described by Source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
Burmese
Nominated For
Nobel Peace Prize
(1965)
Point in Time
:
1965
Nobel Peace Prize
(1966)
Point in Time
:
1966
Nobel Peace Prize
(1967)
Point in Time
:
1967
Name in Native Language
ဦးသန့်
Religion or Worldview
Theravāda
Educated At
University of Yangon
Sex or Gender
Male
Father
Po Hnit
Mother
Nan Thaung
Member of Political Party
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Spouse
Daw Thein Tin
Different From
U Thant
Participant In
Asian–African Conference
Country
:
British Raj
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