Post by bobby1948 on Feb 19, 2016 1:39:18 GMT
Congo Democratic Republic: Souvenir sheet issued to honor Dag Hammarskjöld
Quoting Wikipedia: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. The second Secretary-General of the United Nations, he served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. At the age of 47 years, 255 days, Hammarskjöld is the youngest to have held the post. He is one of only four people to be awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize. Hammarskjöld is the only UN Secretary-General to die in office; he was killed in a Douglas DC-6 airplane en route to cease-fire negotiations. Hammarskjöld has been referred to as the "best secretary general so far". and his appointment has been mentioned as the most notable success for the UN. US President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjöld "the greatest statesman of our century".
