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Maha Thray Sithu U Thant (Ayeyarwady, 22 de janeiro de 1909 – Nova Iorque, 25 de novembro de 1974) foi um político da Birmânia (presentemente Mianmar). Foi o terceiro secretário-geral das Nações Unidas, com dois mandatos de 1962 a 1971.
Early life. Thant as a Rangoon University student in 1927. Thant, the eldest of four sons, was born in Pantanaw, Colonial Burma, to a moderately-wealthy family of landowners and rice merchants. His father Po Hnit, who had been educated in Calcutta, was the only person in the town who could communicate well in English. [3] .
Maha Thray Sithu U Thant, en birman formel သန့်၊ ဦး ( /ˌuː ˈθɑːnt/ 1 ), né le 22 janvier 1909 à Pantanaw ( Birmanie) et mort le 25 novembre 1974 à New York ( États-Unis ), est un homme politique birman, troisième secrétaire général des Nations unies de 1961 à 1971 .
U Thant was a Myanmar educator, civil servant, and the third secretary general of the United Nations (1962–71). Neutralist by inclination and in practice, he criticized both West and East for actions and attitudes that he considered threatening to world peace.
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19 de ago. de 2020 · Foi o terceiro secretário-geral das Nações Unidas e o primeiro não-escandinavo eleito. O cargo foi ocupado em 30 de Novembro de 1961 e se estendeu até 31 de Dezembro de 1971, o que perfaz 10 anos e um mês, um recorde até ao momento.
U Thant Island (officially Belmont Island) is a small artificial island or islet in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The 100-by-200-foot (30 by 60 m) island, created during the construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath, is the smallest island in Manhattan.
U Thant, who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, was chosen to head the world body when Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in an air crash in...
