Dag Hammarskjold

Dag Hammarskjold

Country

Sweden

Birth - Death

1905 - 1961

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievements

Nobel Peace Prize

Description

Author. Former Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1961. He presided over the creation of the first UN peacekeeping forces in Egypt and the Congo. Notable economist. Author of his autobiography 'Vagmarken' (Markings, 1963)

See Also

• LGBTQ Economists
• LGBTQ Individuals at the United Nations

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1961/hammarskjold/biographical/
• https://www.un.org/depts/dhl/dag/bio.htm
• https://variety.com/2024/film/global/hammarskjold-fight-for-peace-rotterdam-1235885610/
• http://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/hammarskjold_d_S.pdf

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