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Dag Hammarskjold was un secretary-general from 1953 to 1961. Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second secretary-general of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. As of 2025, he remains the youngest person to have held the post, having been only 47 years old when he was elected. Read more on Wikipedia →

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