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Thant, U, 1909-1974

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Personal name headingThant, U, 1909-1974
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Variant(s)U Thant, 1909-1974
Sanʻʹ, Ūʺ, 1909-1974
Ūʺ Sanʻʹ, 1909-1974
See alsoUnited Nations. Secretary-General (1961-1971 : Thant)
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Birth date1909-01-22
Death date1974-11-25
Place of birthPaṅʻʺ ta noʻ mruiʹ (Burma)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityInternational relations
AffiliationUnited Nations
Profession or occupationDiplomat
Found inNassif, R. U Thant in New York, 1961-1971, 1988: CIP t.p.
LC data base, 4/19/88 (hdg.: Thant, U, 1909-1974)
Chambers Biog. Dictionary, 1974 (Thant, U, 1909- Burmese diplomat, born at Pantanaw; became permanent U.N. representative for Burma in 1957, in 1961 he was elected acting secretary-general of the U.N. after the death of Hammarskjöld and became permanent secretary-general in 1962; resigned in 1971)
Praññʻ toʻ sā kha rī, 1961- : v. 1, t.p. (Ūʺ Sanʻʹ)
Wikipedia, viewed on June 10, 2015 (U Thant; born January 22, 1909 in Pantanaw; died November 25, 1974 in New York City, United States)
Associated languagebur eng