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Episode 250! How Did UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld Die?

For our milestone 250th EPISODE, we look back 65 years to the death of UN Secretary-General Dag H...

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05.00 21 Sep 2026


Episode 250! How Did UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld Die?



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05.00 21 Sep 2026


For our milestone 250th EPISODE, we look back 65 years to the death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.

He died in a plane crash in the Congo while on a mission to negotiate a ceasefire.

Was it an accident, or was his plane deliberately brought down?

We examine his final mission and the unanswered questions surrounding his death.


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