Which Secretary-General of the UN, was the 'first Asian' to hold the post?
1. U Thant
2. Ban Ki-moon
3. Trygve Lie
4. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1 - 1 (U Thant)
U Thant from Burma (now Myanmar) was the first Asian Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1961 to 1971.
Before him, the first Secretary-General Trygve Lie was from Norway and the second Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was from Sweden.
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; criticised the US during the Vietnam War.