June 2025

Dag & the Congo Crisis

Dag Hammarskjöld & the Congo Crisis

In 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. What followed was chaos—civil war, foreign interference, and a nation on the brink. The world’s superpowers saw an opportunity for control. Dag Hammarskjöld saw a responsibility. As Secretary-General of the United Nations, Hammarskjöld launched one of the largest peacekeeping operations in UN history. He fought—not with weapons,

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