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Hammarskjöld

American  
[hah-mer-shohld, -shuhld, ham-er-, hahm-ahr-shœld] / ˈhɑ mərˌʃoʊld, -ʃəld, ˈhæm ər-, ˈhɑm ɑrˌʃœld /

noun

  1. Dag Hjalmar 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.


Hammarskjöld British  
/ ˈhæməˌʃʊld, ˈhamarʃœld /

noun

  1. Dag ( Hjalmar Agne Carl ) (dɑːɡ). 1905–61, Swedish statesman; secretary-general of the United Nations (1953–61): Nobel peace prize 1961

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Then, he quoted Dag Hammarskjöld, former Secretary-General of the United Nations: “’For all that has been—thanks.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2023

Cold Case Hammarskjöld Documentary probes the mysterious 1961 plane crash that claimed the life of former U.N.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2019

Hammarskjöld believed the UN had a duty to intervene because Katanga’s secession posed an existential threat to Congo.

From The Guardian Jan. 12, 2019

Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, backed by Washington, imposed a cease-fire after just nine days of war, stopping the Anglo-French attack far short of capturing the entire canal.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2017

The defense probably will contend that Hammarskjöld may have known the Ecopetrol executive was a government official within the meaning of the FCPA, but Sigelman didn’t.

From BusinessWeek Jan. 14, 2015

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