U. Thant

U. Thant (Burmese pronunciation: [ʔú θa̰ɴ]; 22 January 1909-25 November 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and served as the United Nations General Secretary from 1961 to 1971. When Dag Hammarskjølde, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in September 1961, he was elected to the post. Talking between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, being one of his most notable achievements during his tenure as United Nations General Secretary, the whole world was saved by the possibility of a major global catastrophe.

"U" is a respected word in Burmese, which can be interpreted as "sir". "Thought" is their real name. In Burmese, they are known as "Pantanav You Thant". The word "pantanaw" is derived from his hometown.

early life U Thant as a student in Rangoon University in 1927.

Thant was born in the lower Verma's Pantanav. His early education was from the National High School of Pantanaw. Thereafter he obtained higher education from the University of Rangoon with a history topic. Thant, born in the family of rice trader, was the eldest of his four brothers. During his British rule, his father, Po Hanit, after obtaining higher education from Kolkata, established the newspaper "The Sun Rangoon" as a standard. He was also the founding member of the Burma Research Society. His father died when he was 14 years old. Due to heritage disputes, her mother "Nan Thong" raised her and other three children in difficult and opposite economic crises. Along with them, his three brothers, Yu Khant, Yu Thong and Tin Maung also went on to become politicians and intelligent scholars.

After receiving university education, Thant returned to Pantavan and started teaching at National High School. At the age of twenty-five, he became the headmaster of the same school. In the meantime, he came in contact with the future Prime Minister "You Nun" and became his close friend. Thant wrote articles and columns regularly in many large papers and magazines under the name "Thileva". He wrote many books, one of which he also translated "League of Nations". Thought was a follower of Buddhism. personal life

U Thant had three brothers: Pantavanov Khant U., U. Thong and Yu Tin Mong. He was married to Dr. Thin Tin. He had two sons, but he lost both of them in his life. Mong died in the early stages and died due to falling from the bus during a visit to Teen Mong Thott's Yangon. Yu Thant had a daughter, an adoptive son and five grandsons (three girls and two boys). One of his grandsons "Mint You Thont" is a Biography writer of U Thant along with former senior officials and historians in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs. Administrative liability In 1957, Yu Thant with his family and children, Maung Woh, Teen Mounang Thant and came to visit. U. Thant and his mother Nan Thong

After independence, when "You Nun" became the Prime Minister of Verma, he invited U Thant to Rangoon in 1948 and handed over the responsibility of the Broadcast Director giving an important responsibility. In the next year, he was appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Burma). The minister was secretary to the Prime Minister from 1951 to 1957. During this time, he continued to organize the speech for "You Nu", arrange for his foreign travel arrangements and meet with foreign tourists etc. During this entire period, he was a close confidant and adviser to Youun.

He attended several international conferences and in 1955 he was also the Secretary of the first Asian-African Summit. From 1957 to 1961, he was a permanent representative of the United Nations Myanmar. During this period, despite being a permanent representative of Myanmar in the United States, he actively participated in the Algerian independence talks on nationalism and resistance. In 1961, the Burma Government honored him with the Order of Pyidaungsu Sithu as a Commander. United Nations Secretary-General During the visit to the United Nations Secretariat, getting hands with Mr. John K. Kennedy.

Thant assumed the post of United Nations General Secretary on November 3, 1961, when he unanimously recommended the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council Resolution 168, under the resolution 168, instead of Dag Hammarskjølund, the Secretary-General Were appointed. On November 30, 1962, he was appointed General Secretary after the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly and after the period ending on November 30, 1966. On this post, he remained till December 31, 1971. In 1965, he was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Harmony. Death

U Thant died from lung cancer in New York on November 25, 1974. At that time, Verma had military rule, which refused any respect for him after the death. It is notable that after the coup of "You nu" on March 2, 1962, "Nine Bin" was in control of Verma's rule, this was the reason that the immediate President was jealous of "Ni Bin" Thant. After the death of Thant, he had issued a decree that U Thant should be buried without any government involvement or ceremony. This was the reason that when his dead body was brought to Rangoon from New York-based United Nations Headquarters, then at the Rangoon Airport, there were no government officials or high officials of the Verma Government, other than immediate education minister. Later, the Deputy Education Minister was sacked by the then Verma Government. It is said that the highest honor given by the Vermi public by giving international standing is far bigger than any great honor. They are still settled in the hearts of the Vermic people. memory remains Tomb of Shifting in Sweden Pagoda Road Rangoon

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