Multiple choice general knowledge history

He was a Swedish diplomat and author and was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations.Rumors persist alleging that victims were shot prior to the crash or that a bomb was onboard. He served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.He remains the only U.N. Secretary-General to die in office. U.S. President John F. Kennedy called him “the greatest statesman of our century". Name him.

  1. Trygvie Lee

  2. U Thant

  3. Dag Hammarskjold

  4. Kurt Waldheim

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Explanation

Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and remains the only UN Secretary-General to receive this honor and the only one to die in office. The biographical details exactly match his career and fate, distinguishing him from other UN leaders like Trygve Lie (first Secretary-General), U Thant, or Kurt Waldheim.