Historical Events tagged with "dag hammarskjöld"
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Dag Hammarskjöld's fatal air crash in Congo
Dag Hammarskjöld, the U.N. Secretary-General, died in a plane crash while en route to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His mission was crucial amid the secessionist conflict in Katanga, where tensions were high between the central government and the province seeking independence. The crash occurred on September 18, 1961, near Ndola in present-day Zambia, when Hammarskjöld was flying to meet with President Moise Tshombe. The loss of Hammarskjöld shocked the international community, impacting global diplomacy and the United Nations' operations in Congo.
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