Thant

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Thant, better known as U Thant, was a Burmese diplomat who served as the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971.

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Thant canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Secretary-General of the United Nations
diplomat
human
alsoKnownAs U Thant
appointedBy United Nations General Assembly
awardReceived Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
Order of Burma
burialPlace Yangon
surface form: Rangoon, Burma
causeOfDeath lung cancer
child Myo Thant
Thant Myint-U
countryOfCitizenship Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Myanmar
dateOfBirth 1909-01-22
dateOfDeath 1974-11-25
educatedAt National High School, Pantanaw
Rangoon Arts and Science University
surface form: University of Rangoon
employer Government of Myanmar
surface form: Government of Burma

United Nations
endTime 1971
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
gender male
givenName Thant self-link
honorificPrefix U
languageSpoken Burmese
English
name Thant self-link
nationality Burmese
notableWork mediation during the Cuban Missile Crisis
oversight of UN peacekeeping operations in the Middle East
role in ending the Congo Crisis
occupation civil servant
diplomat
teacher
orderInOffice 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations
placeOfBirth Pantanaw, British Burma
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, United States
positionHeld Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations
Permanent Representative of Burma to the United Nations
Secretary to the Prime Minister of Burma
Secretary-General of the United Nations
predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld
religion Buddhism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, United States
spouse Daw Thein Tin
startTime 1961
successor Kurt Waldheim

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U Thant birthName Thant
U Thant givenName Thant
Thant name Thant self-link
Thant givenName Thant self-link