Thant, U

Thant, U
(22 ene. 1909, Pantanaw, Birmania–25 nov. 1974, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.).

Tercer Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas (NU) (1961–71), primer asiático en ocupar el puesto. Ingresó a la Universidad de Yangon, pero la muerte de su padre lo forzó a interrumpir su educación antes de poder graduarse. Enseñó en un instituto de enseñanza secundaria antes de ingresar al servicio del gobierno. Destinado a las Naciones Unidas en 1952, se convirtió en el embajador de Birmania en dicho organismo internacional en 1957. En 1961 se desempeñó como Secretario General interino luego de la muerte de Dag Hammarskjöld; se convirtió en Secretario General titular en 1962. En este cargo cumplió un papel diplomático en la crisis cubana de los misiles, concibió un plan para terminar con la guerra civil en el Congo (1962) y envió fuerzas de paz a Chipre (1964).

U Thant, 1965.
United Nations photograph

Enciclopedia Universal. 2012.

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  • Thant, U — born Jan. 22, 1909, Pantanaw, Burma died Nov. 25, 1974, New York, N.Y., U.S. Third secretary general of the United Nations (1961–71), the first Asian to hold the post. He entered the University of Yangôn, but the death of his father forced him to …   Universalium

  • Thant, U —    (1909 1974)    Serving as secretary general of the United Nations, U Thant was arguably the best known Burmese on the international stage until Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. A close associate of U Nu, he served as… …   Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)

  • Thant — [[t]tɑnt, θɑnt, θænt[/t]] n. big U [[t]u[/t]] U Thant …   From formal English to slang

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  • Thant Myint-U — is an historian and a former United Nations official. He was born 31 January 1966 in New York city to Burmese parents and is the grandson of former UN Secretary General U Thant. He was educated at Harvard, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced… …   Wikipedia

  • Thant — biographical name U 1909 1974 Burmese U.N. official; secretary general (1961 71) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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