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Dag Hammarskjöld

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Dag Hammarskjöld
Secretar-General o the Unitit Naitions
In office
10 Aprile 1953 – 18 September 1961
Precedit biTrygve Lie
Succeedit biU Thant
Personal details
BornDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
29 Julie 1905(1905-07-29)
Jönköping, Swaden
Dee'd18 September 1961(1961-09-18) (aged 56)
Ndola, Federation o Rhodesie an Nyasaland
NaitionalitySwadish
ReligionLutheran/Kirk o Swaden

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (Aboot this soond[dɑːg ˈhamːarɧœld] ) (29 Julie 1905 – 18 September 1961) wis a Swadish diplomat, economist, an author. His wis Secretar-General o the Unitit Naitions frae 1953 until his daith in 1961, an posthumously won the Nobel Peace Prize.