Practicing Success
Who was the first Asian to become the secretary general of the UN?
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Vijaya Laxmi Pandit U Thant Ban Ki-Moon Trygve Lie |
U Thant |
U Thant(1961-1971) Burma (Myanmar); teacher and diplomat; worked for resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis and ending the Congo crisis; established the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus; criticized the US during the Vietnam War, was the first Asian to become the secretary general of the UN. The second was Ban Ki-Moon. |