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Appointed General Secretary of the United Nations
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1961 in Sweden
Explore 9 historical events and records for Sweden in 1961.
Historical records for Sweden in 1961
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Ndola Ceasefire Mission
Dies in an aircraft crash while travelling to negotiate a ceasefire in the Katanga conflict.
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Director General IAEA
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
First IAEA Safeguards System Adopted
Leads the Agency as its first safeguards system is adopted for application to smaller research and power reactors.
Hamrin Leads Viola to European Cup Winners Cup
Kurt Hamrin provides a potent attacking threat as Fiorentina defeat Rangers across two legs to win the first Cup Winners' Cup.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The Agency signs a trilateral agreement with the Monaco and the Oceanographic Institute headed by Jacques Cousteau for research on the effects of radioactivity in the sea, leading to the creation of the IAEAs Marine Environment Laboratory
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The IAEA opens its Laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria, creating a channel for cooperative global nuclear research
Sixth Committee Delegation Service
Joins Sweden's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly and works on legal questions considered by the Sixth Committee.
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