Jan Papanek: 100th anniversary: diplomat, delegate, defender of democracy. (Czechoslovakia's first ambassador to the UN Jan Papanek)

UN Chronicle | December 22, 1996 | Copyright

It is indeed symbolic that Dr. Jan Papanek - Czechoslovakia's first Permanent Representative to the United Nations, whose 100th birthday is on the list of UNESCO Anniversaries for 1996-1997, was born on 24 October, the day now celebrated as United Nations Day. Among other things, Dr. Papanek is remembered for his courageous stance at the United Nations during the 1948 Communist takeover in his country.

A graduate of Ecole libre des sciences politique and Institute des hautes etudes internationales in Paris, Mr. Papanek started his career at the Czechoslovak Foreign ...

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