Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld) (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served as Secretary-General from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in what is now Zambia, on 18 September 1961. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after his death in 1961.[1]
Dag Hammarskjöld | |
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| 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| In office April 10, 1953 – September 18, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Trygve Lie |
| Succeeded by | U Thant |
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| Born | July 29, 1905 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Died | September 18, 1961 (aged 56) Ndola, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Dag Hammarskjöld Media
Hammarskjöld's birthplace in Jönköping.
Hammarskjöld (age 48) outside the UN headquarters in New York City, 1953
Hammarskjöld's grave in Uppsala
A spiritual quote by Dag Hammarskjöld engraved in the stone wall within the Peace Chapel of the International Peace Garden.
Memorial at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City
The Dag Hammarskjöld centre in Uppsala
1962 Medal Dag Hammarskjöld by the Danish sculptor Harald Salomon
United Nations postage stamp
Note
- ↑ "Nomination FAQ on Nobel Prize". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-04-30.