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Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Secretary-General - U Thant
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History
U Thant of Burma (1909-1974) was elected Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations by the General Assembly on 3 November 1961. On 30 November 1962 he was further elected as the Secretary-General. His second term of office expired 31 December 1971.