While in Southern Sweden, I learned about
| Dag Hammarskjöld | |
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Dag Hammarskjöld in 1959
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| 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| In office 10 April 1953 – 18 September 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Trygve Lie |
| Succeeded by | U Thant |
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| Born | Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld 29 July 1905 Jönköping, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (now Jönköping, Sweden) |
| Died | 18 September 1961(aged 56) Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Ndola, Zambia) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University Stockholm University |
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Hammarskjöld has been referred to as one of the two best secretaries-general of the United Nations,[2] and his appointment has been mentioned as the most notable success for the UN.[3] United States President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjöld “the greatest statesman of our century.”[4]
Even though I was a little kid when Dag was around I remember his name. It always sounded so exotic to me. That was back when there were true statesmen!