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Candidates emerge to replace U.N. secretary general
A flood of names surfaces as Thant declines a third term. China’s imminent entry to the U.N. alters timing and regional balance. Fern Thant says no retirement beyond his term, urging a future oriented leader. Europe holds two leading candidates Jakobsen and Waldheim while Africa and Latin America face uncertainty.
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Landon Thant
United Nations
United States
Russia
Thant
China
Washington
Moscow
Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjold
Lie
Hammarskjold
U.N
General Assembly
Security Council
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Prevedent
Norway
Hammarksjold
Sweden
Burma
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Sadruddin Aga Khan
Shirley Amera
Singhe
Ceylon
Richard Gardner
Europe
Max Jakobsen
Finland
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
Jakobson
Waldheim