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Hammarskjöld, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | 2004 | | Copyright

Hammarskjöld, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl (b. 29 July 1905, d. 18 Sept. 1961). UN Secretary-General 1953–61 Born at Jönköping in Sweden, he studied at Stockholm University, where he later became professor of economics 1933–6. He then entered government service and was deputy Foreign Minister 1951–3. Succeeding Trygve Lie as UN Secretary-General, he showed great skill and impartiality in his adept handling of the Suez Crisis. Under his direction, the UN gained a central role in the decolonization of Africa. He initiated and directed the UN's involvement in the Congo Crisis, through making controversial use of Article 99 of the UN Charter, which he believed allowed the Secretary-General to take initiatives independent of approval by the Security Council or the General Assembly. His death in an air accident on a flight from the Congo was suspected to have been engineered by the powerful mining interests which opposed his use of UN troops to maintain the unity of the Congo. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.

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Hammarskjöld, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl

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Hammarskjöld, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl (1905–61) Swedish diplomat and Secretary-General of the UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (1953–61). In 1953 he was elected UN Secretary-General as successor to Trygve LIE. He was re-elected in 1957. Under him, the UN established an emergency force to help maintain order in the Middle East after the SUEZ WAR, and UN observation forces were sent to Laos and Lebanon. He initiated and directed (1960–61) the UN's involvement in the CONGO CRISIS, making controversial use of Article 99 of the UN Charter, which he believed allowed the Secretary-General to exercise initiative independent of the UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL or UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. While in the Congo he was killed in an aeroplane crash over Zambia.

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Hammarskjöld, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl

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Hammarskjöld, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl (1905–61) statesman and diplomat, born in Jonkoping, Sweden. Hammarskjöld served as secretary general of the United Nations (1953–61), enhancing the prestige and power of that body during his tenure. He was influential in the resolution of the Suez Canal crisis (1956) and initiated peace moves in the Middle East (1957–58). Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash while on a peace mission to central Africa; he was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1961).

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