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The mystery of U Thant and the 1965-67 Nobel Peace Prize

Posted By: adminon: August 31, 2025In: FlashbackTags: Cuban Missile Crisis, Nobel Peace Prize Committee, North Vietnam, Ralph Bunche, The Norwegian government, U.N Secretary-General U Thant, WashingtonNo CommentsViews:
The mystery of U Thant and the 1965-67 Nobel Peace Prize

By Thant Myint-U This LinkedIn piece may not be the bombshell it is for the bit about how the Nobel establishment pulled the carpet from under then UN Sec-Gen – U Thant’s feet on the Nobel P... Read more

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