U Thant (rhymes with Du Pont).* His selection came after Russia finally backed away from its insistence on a troika leadership and compromised with the U.S. on the number and authority of ...
Known as U Thant Island or Belmont Island, it has an amazing history but remains off-limits. This small patch of land, with a ...
But as the year rolled to a close, a hint that perhaps the UN could become a more vital force next year occurred when East and West agreed on a permanent Secretary-General U Thant. In accepting ...
He had in mind the deployment of a ring of representatives around the world. Secretary-General U Thant moved Hammarskjöld's vision forward. His role in preventing a nuclear confrontation over the ...