Thant, U
(1909–1974), Burmese official and secretary-general of the United Nations. Educator and third secretary general of the United Nations (1961–1971), U Thant was one of the few Bur...
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U Thant (1909-1974) was a Burmese and the first non-European secretary general of the United Nations. Though U Thant was frustrated by his limited powers, his elevation to the highest executive positi...
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Nov 18 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on Nov. 25 since 1900: 1952 - Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap" opened in
London. Still playing to audiences today, ...
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Oct 27 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on Nov. 3 since 1900: 1903 - Panama declared itself independent of Colombia after
a U.S.-engineered revolt and the arriva...
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Today is Thursday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2006. There are 10 days left in the year. Winter arrives at 7:22 p.m. EST.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 21, 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower w...
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Tel Aviv (dpa) - The conflict known variously as The Six-Day War,
the 1967 War and the June War, changed the Middle East and had a
greater impact on the region in the post-W...
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Questions and answers about the protests in Myanmar:___Q: What touched off the current demonstrations in Myanmar?A: The trigger was the military regime's huge hike of fuel prices, which caused the ...
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NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Giant neighbour India has
given an undertaking to do all it can to push for democracy in
Myanmar, a U.N. envoy said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on
New Delhi to ...
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NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Giant neighbour India
promised to help push Myanmar towards democracy on Monday but,
as expected, stopped short of committing to a tougher line
against its military r...
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Today is Sunday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2007. There are 36 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Nov. 25, 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in th...
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On Oct. 13, 2006, just days after
North Korea
tested a nuclear weapon,
Ban
Ki-moon, the South Korean minister
for foreign affairs, was named UN secretary-general-elect.
Ban
would succeed UN
...
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for patience in the
implementation of an agreement for initial steps to denuclearize
North Korea during a speech marking the 50th anniversary of New ...
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Thant, U
U Thant
RPT-Reuters historical calendar - November 25
