U Thant

U Thant

Thant (Burmese: သန့်; MLCTS: san.; IPA: [θa̰ɰ̃]; January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974), 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 to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. In the days of tense political climate in Burma, he held moderate views positioning himself between fervent nationalists and British loyalists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of U Thant has received more than 1,061,081 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. U Thant is the 1,188th most popular politician (down from 1,062nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the most popular Burmese Politician.

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