U Thant, Secretary-General of United Nations from 1961–71, belonged to which country?
اقوام متحدہ کے سیکرٹری جنرل 1961-71 یو تھانٹ کا تعلق کس ملک سے تھا؟
Answer: Burma
Explanation
Thant is known honorifically as U Thant
He was a Burmese diplomat
He was the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971,
He is the first non-Scandinavian as well as Asian to hold the position.
He held the office for a record 10 years and one month
Born: 22 January 1909, Pantanaw, British Burma (now Myanmar)
Died: 25 November 1974 (aged 65)
Resting place: Kandawmin Garden Mausolea, Yangon, Myanmar
Political party: AFPFL
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