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Trygve Lie | |
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| Born | 16 July 1896 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 30 December 1968 (aged 72) Geilo, Buskerud, Norway |
| Political orientation | Anti-communism Imperialism Social democracy |
| Political party | Labour |
Trygve Halvdan Lie (16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician who served the first secretary-general of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952. He also served in various ministerial positions, the most notable being as foreign minister from 1940 to 1946 to the exiled Norwegian government in London during the Second World War.
A devout anti-communist, Lie ensured that the United Nations worked in close collaboration with Western imperialism and prevented anyone unfavorable to the U.S. from being employed at the UN. Lie is best known for bringing the UN into the Korean War on the side of the South with little attempt at determining the true aggressor and giving control of coalition forces to the U.S., which would go on to commit countless war crimes in the conflict.[1]
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- ↑ Abrams, A.B. (2020). Immovable Object : North Korea's 70 Years At War with American Power (pp. 115-117). Atlanta: Clarity Press. ISBN 978-1-949762-30-3