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Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.

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Trygve Lie

UN Secretary-General from 1946 to 1952

Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United…
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Secretary-General of the United Nations

Head of the United Nations Secretariat

The secretary-general of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
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February 1

Day of the year

February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year.
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