Study the picture given below and answer the five questions that follow:
Who was the second Secretary General of UN?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold was the second Secretary General of UN.
About the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold said "The United Nations was not created to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell.” He a Swedish economist and lawyer, served as the second UN Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961. He played a vital role in resolving the Suez Canal dispute, supporting African decolonization, and posthumously received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961 for his efforts to address the Congo crisis. However, his involvement in Africa faced criticism from the Soviet Union and France.
UN Secretary Generals in chronological order:
- Trygve Lie (1946-1952), Norway.
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1953-1961), Sweden.
- U Thant (1961-1971), Burma (Myanmar).
- Kurt Waldheim (1972-1981), Austria.
- Javier Perez de Cuellar (1982-1991), Peru.
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-1996), Egypt.
- Kofi A. Annan (1997-2006), Ghana.
- Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016), Republic of Korea (South Korea).
- António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (2017-), Portugal.