U Thant

Thant, U (1909–74), Burmese diplomat, United Nations secretary-general (1961–71). A cautious and unassertive negotiator, he was involved in the Cuban missile crisis (1962), and in peace negotiations in Indonesia (1962), the Congo (now Zaïre; 1963), Cyprus (1964), and the India-Pakistan war (1965).

See also: United Nations.