17. Thant Myint-U: Peacemaker
In 1971, the UN’s longest-serving Secretary-General U Thant was ranked the sixth ‘most admired man’ in America. So why is he largely forgotten today?
Award-winning historian Thant Myint-U traces his grandfather’s rise from Burmese schoolteacher to the centre of global politics during a golden age of diplomacy. Discover U Thant’s integral yet forgotten role in the 20th-century’s most critical crises – from mediating a peaceful end to the Cuban Missile Crisis to desperately trying to prevent the 1967 Six-Day War – and the shifting world order he affected.
This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might
not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.
This event is part of our Soft Power strand.
Event Details
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- Date: Sunday 5th October
- Time: 2:30 pm
- Price£12/9
