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Dag Hammarskjöld
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Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. As of 2023, he remains the youngest person to have held the post, having been only 47 years old when he was appointed. He was a son of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917.
Hammarskjöld in the 1950s
Hammarskjöld in the 1950s
Hammarskjöld's birthplace in Jönköping.
Hammarskjöld's birthplace in Jönköping.
Hammarskjöld (age 48) outside the UN headquarters in New York City, 1953
Hammarskjöld (age 48) outside the UN headquarters in New York City, 1953
Hammarskjöld's grave in Uppsala
Hammarskjöld's grave in Uppsala
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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The secretary-general of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretariat Building is a 154-metre-tall (505 ft) skyscraper and the centerpiece of the Headquarters of the United Nations.
The Secretariat Building is a 154-metre-tall (505 ft) skyscraper and the centerpiece of the Headquarters of the United Nations.
Image: Sr. Gladwyn Jebb
Image: Sr. Gladwyn Jebb
Image: Trygve Lie 1938
Image: Trygve Lie 1938