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U Thant
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Thant, known honorifically as U Thant, was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian as well as Asian to hold the position.
U Thant in 1963
Thant with U Nu in 1955 on an early morning walk
Prime Minister of Singapore Visits UN Headquarters on 21 October 1967: Seen here, from left: Inche Rahim Ishak (Abdul Rahim Ishak), Minister of State for Education of Singapore; Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew; Secretary-General U Thant; S. Rajaratnam, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore; and Ambassador Wong Lin Ken, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations.
Thant meeting with U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson in the Cabinet Room of the White House on 21 February 1968