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

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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.