Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author.
33 Facts About Trygve Lie
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Trygve Lie served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945.
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Trygve Lie grew up under poor conditions together with his mother Hulda and a sister who was six at the time.
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Trygve Lie's mother ran a boarding house and cafe in Grorud in Oslo.
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Trygve Lie joined the Labour Party in 1911 and was named as the party's national secretary soon after receiving his law degree from the University of Oslo in 1919.
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Trygve Lie was editor-in-chief for Det 20de Aarhundre from 1919 to 1921.
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Trygve Lie chaired the Norwegian Workers' Confederation of Sports from 1931 to 1935.
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Trygve Lie was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1937.
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Trygve Lie was appointed Minister of Justice when a Labour Party government was formed by Johan Nygaardsvold in 1935.
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Trygve Lie was later appointed Minister of Trade and Minister of Supplies.
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When Nazi Germany invaded Norway in 1940, Trygve Lie ordered all Norwegian ships to sail to Allied ports.
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In 1941, Trygve Lie was named as Foreign Minister of the Norwegian government-in-exile, and he remained in this position until 1946.
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Trygve Lie led the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1945 and was a leader in drafting the provisions of the United Nations Security Council.
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Trygve Lie was the leader of the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in 1946.
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Trygve Lie first stood for the election for President of the General Assembly but lost to Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium.
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Trygve Lie sent 50 members of the United Nations guard force from Lake Success to assist the Mediator in supervising the Truce in the former British Mandate of Palestine in 1948 and the "UNTSO", the first peacekeeping operation was established by the United Nations.
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Trygve Lie worked for the withdrawal of Soviet forces in Iran during the Iran crisis of 1946 and a ceasefire to fighting in Kashmir.
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In 1948, Trygve Lie was involved in mediation attempts between Russia and the West following the Berlin Blockade.
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Trygve Lie was Secretary-General of the UN during the period of the Korean War.
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Trygve Lie stated that as Korea was a ward of the UN, the invasion was an attack on the UN itself and that the Security Council should take the necessary steps to reestablish peace.
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Trygve Lie has been criticised by some for his failures to bring about a swifter end to the Korean War, despite several repeated attempts to bring the People's Republic of China to ceasefire negotiations.
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Trygve Lie later worked to end the Soviet boycott of UN meetings, though his involvement had little to do with the eventual return of the Soviet Union to the UN.
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Trygve Lie was opposed to Spain's entry into the United Nations because of his opposition to Francisco Franco's government.
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Trygve Lie sought to have the People's Republic of China recognized by the United Nations after the Nationalist government was exiled to Taiwan, arguing that the People's Republic was the only government that could fulfill the membership obligations in full.
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Trygve Lie expressed the view that in the event of such conflict the UN secretariat would be forced to resort to the arbitration procedure under the Agreement.
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Trygve Lie stated he thought this would be very unfortunate and wondered whether any consideration was being given to a general amendment to the McCarran Act which would waive its provisions so far as it conflicted with international obligations or international agreements.
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Trygve Lie remained active in Norwegian politics after his resignation from the UN.
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Trygve Lie was the County Governor of Oslo and Akershus, chairman of the Board of Energy, Minister of Industry, and Minister of Trade and Shipping.
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Trygve Lie wrote a number of books, including In the Cause of Peace, an account of his years at the UN.
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Trygve Lie died on 30 December 1968 of a heart attack in Geilo, Norway.
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Trygve Lie was awarded a large number of Norwegian and foreign orders.
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Trygve Lie was awarded numerous honorary doctorates by universities throughout the US and Europe.
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Trygve Lie was the holder of a number of other orders, decorations and other honors.