Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent state of the Congo, was effectively in power for only ten weeks, but he has become a figure of...
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Trygve Lie, the Norwegian politician and diplomat who served as the first elected Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Sir Brian Urquhart, who celebrates his 94th birthday in February, is a living chronicle of a large chunk of 20th-century history.
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Brian E. Urquhart, who became the second official hired by the UN organization after its formation in 1945 and who helped shape and manage the international...
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WHEN HE CAME to, Brian Urquhart found himself lying on the floor of a truck full of drug-high commandos. His nose was broken and streaming...
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UN Affairs Secretary-General António Guterres is wishing Sir Brian Urquhart, the legendary long-time United Nations official, a very happy 100th birthday.
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Yasir Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) addresses the UN General Assembly on the question of Palestine. (13 November 1974)
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The passing of the British diplomat who played a key role in the establishment of the UN is an apt moment to reflect on the condition of the...
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Gromyko had been a very young wartime Soviet ambassador in Washington and was generally regarded as something of a whiz kid.
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Joseph-Desiré Mobutu, 32 years the president of Zaire (Congo), and Moise Tshombe, the first and only president of the secessionist state of Katanga, were two...
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