Dag Hammarskjöld
29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961
Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961. He died in a plane crash while on a peace mission in Africa and was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Life events
Born into a prominent Swedish family; his father later became prime minister.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEarned degrees in law and economics at Uppsala University.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHeld senior positions in Swedish government economic administration.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame the second Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHelped establish the first UN peacekeeping force during the 1956 Suez Crisis.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDirected the United Nations operation during the Congo Crisis.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAwarded the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize after his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgKilled when his aircraft crashed during a Congo peace mission in Northern Rhodesia.
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