U Thant
U Thant
Thant, known honorifically as U Thantwas a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-European to hold the position. He held the office for a record 3684 days...
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth22 January 1909
U Thant quotes about
government humanity ideology
Governments, systems, ideologies come and go, but it is humanity which remains.
buddhist intolerance
As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance
trends firsts vietnam
I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable.