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Dag Hammarskjöld's former farm at Backåkra, close to Ystad in southern Sweden, was bought in 1957 as a summer residence by Hammarskjöld, then Secretary-General of the United Nations ( 1953 – 1961 ).
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Ruysbroeck was a powerful influence in developing United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld's conception of spiritual growth through selfless service to humanity, as expressed in his book of contemplations called Vägmärken (' Markings ').
W. H. Auden's missing prize was attributed to errors in his translation of 1961 Peace Prize winner Dag Hammarskjöld's Vägmärken ( Markings ) and to statements that Auden made during a Scandinavian lecture tour suggesting that Hammarskjöld was, like Auden, homosexual.
Göran Björkdahl ( a Swedish aid worker ) wrote in 2011 that he believed Dag Hammarskjöld's 1961 death was a murder committed in part to benefit mining companies like Union Minière, after Hammarsköld had made the UN intervene in the Katanga crisis.
Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, dissatisfied with Dag Hammarskjöld's refusal to use UN troops to subdue the insurrection in Katanga, decided to attempt an invasion of Katanga on his own and turned to the Soviet Union for help.
Egge served with the Norwegian contingent in the Congo Crisis in 1960 as an intelligence officer, and was the first United Nations official to arrive at the scene of United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld's airplane crash.
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Gurewitz would be replaced by former Minor Threat / Dag Nasty guitarist Brian Baker, who turned down a touring job for R. E. M.
Gurewitz was replaced as a guitarist by Brian Baker, a former member of bands such as Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, and Junkyard.
Enlisting former Dag Nasty and DYS singer Dave Smalley on vocal duties, All released their first two albums in 1988: Allroy Sez and the EP Allroy for Prez ( both distributed by Cruz Records ) to critical acclaim.
Founded in 1958 with the blessing of then UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, BCUN worked to build support for the UN among business leaders and employers of major US corporations, enjoying the early support of leaders such as: former UN Secretary-General U Thant, and US Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Harry Truman.
In the cathedral is a small memorial to Dag Hammarskjöld, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, who was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
During these years, a new wave of bands started to form, these included Rites of Spring ( which featured The Faith former guitarist Eddie Janney ), Lunchmeat ( later to become Soulside ), Gray Matter, Mission Impossible, Dag Nasty and Embrace, the latter featuring former Minor Threat singer and Dischord co-founder Ian MacKaye and former members of The Faith.
Gurewitz was replaced by former Minor Threat / Dag Nasty guitarist Brian Baker and Bad Religion recorded three more albums without him before returning in 2001.
The former name, Nebit Dag, means " Oil & Mountain " in Turkmen language, and it is named for the reserves of oil and large mountains of the Balkan mountain range.
Nebit Dag was renamed to Balkanabad ( Balkan = from name of Balkan mountains, abad = city ) in 2001 by the decree of former President of Turkmenistan Saparmurad Niyazov.
Hammar's theological position lies within a tradition of Christian mysticism and he has on several occasions expressed his gratitude to the writings of former U. N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and his book Markings, and also to the Swedish poet laureate Tomas Tranströmer.
The band performed with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra as well as both former TNT vocalists, Dag Ingebrigtsen and Tony Harnell.
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In May 1990, Dag Drollet, the Tahitian lover of Brando's daughter Cheyenne, died of a gunshot wound after a confrontation with Cheyenne's half-brother Christian at the family's hilltop home above Beverly Hills.
In Hávamál 160 it is said that the dwarf Thjódrørir sang before Delling's doors, which ( in view of the fact that Delling is the father of Dag ( Day ) in Vafþrúðnismál 25 ) may mean that he gave warning to his people that the sun was coming up, and they must return to their dark houses ; the phrase would then virtually mean ' at sunrise.
One of her most prestigious works is Single Form, in memory of her friend and collector of her works Dag Hammarskjöld, at the United Nations building in New York City.
The closest location where the New York City Police Department usually allows demonstrators is Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at 47th Street and First Avenue, one block away from the visitors ' entrance, four blocks away from the entrance used by top-level diplomats, and five blocks away from the general staff entrance.
** Uppsala University: The Dag Hammarskjöld Library in Uppsala There is also a Dag Hammarskjöld Library at his alma mater, Uppsala University.
** Columbia University: The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York has a Dag Hammarskjöld Lounge.
** Stanford University: Dag Hammarskjöld House on the Stanford University campus is a residence cooperative for undergraduate and graduate students with international backgrounds and interests at Stanford.
On November 9, 1965, in front of the Dag Hammarskjold Library at the United Nations in New York, he composed himself in the position of the Buddhist monks who had immolated themselves in Vietnam earlier, doused himself with gasoline, and set himself aflame.
She was first married at the palace in Stockholm on 13 November 1645 to the nobleman, Axel Turesson Natt och Dag ( 1621 – 47 ), Queen Christina's chamberlain.
Their son, Karl Axelsson Natt och Dag, died as a student at the University of Uppsala, having become Baron of Ijo ( Friherre till Ijo ).
On September 23, 2008 Afshin-Jam organized " Ahmadinejad's Wall of Shame " rally at Dag Hammarskjöld park across the United Nations in New York as Ahmadinejad was addressing the General Assembly.
The United Nations Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld, hoping to negotiate a solution to Katanga's secession, agreed to meet Tshombe at Ndola.
Baiju took over command in 1241 or 1242, and immediately moved against the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, shattering its power at the Battle of Köse Dag in 1243.
If Varva has ever existed in reality, it might have been situated at the estuary of the Vistula, where the Goths were settled at the time of Dag the Wise.
She had two children, Liv and Dag, who had been normal at birth but subsequently developed mental retardation.
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