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Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( / ˈhæmərʃʊld / HAM-ər-shuuld, [1] Swedish: [ˈdɑːɡ ˈhâmːarˌɧœld] ⓘ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. As of 2023, he ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Dag Hammarskjöld (born July 29, 1905, Jönköping, Sweden—died September 18, 1961, near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia]) was a Swedish economist and statesman who, as the second secretary-general (1953–61) of the United Nations (UN), enhanced the prestige and effectiveness of that organization. He was posthumously awarded the Nobel ...
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Aug 16, 2019 · Dag Hammarskjold was a pioneering U.N. secretary general who died in a plane crash in Africa while trying to negotiate a ceasefire in the Congo. The crash was ruled as pilot error, but many suspect foul play by foreign powers or mercenaries.
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Sep 9, 2021 · The UN marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, who was the youngest and most influential Secretary-General. He championed human rights, peacekeeping and prevention, and died in a plane crash in the Congo in 1961.
Jul 2, 2021 · In September 1961, Hammarskjöld was on a peace mission in the newly independent Congo. But while flying from Leopoldville, former capital of the Belgian Congo, to Ndola in Northern Rhodesia ...
U.S. President John F. Kennedy called Dag Hammarskjöld the "greatest statesman of our century." Hammarskjöld was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. Some claim that Hammarskjöld's plane was shot down and that he was assassinated. Hammarskjöld strongly supported the decolonization of Africa.
