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{{Short description|Tunisian politician and diplomat (1908–1969)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mongi Slim
| name = Mongi Slim
| image = Mongi Slim.jpg
| image = Mongi Slim.jpg
| office = 23rd [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]]
| office = 23rd [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]]
| primeminister =
| primeminister =
| term_start = 1960
| term_start = 1960
| term_end = 1961
| term_end = 1961
| predecessor = [[Frederick Henry Boland]]
| predecessor = [[Frederick Henry Boland]]
| successor = [[Muhammad Zafrulla Khan]]
| successor = [[Muhammad Zafrulla Khan]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia]]
| term_start2 = 1962
| term_start2 = 1962
| term_end2 = 1964
| term_end2 = 1964
| predecessor2 = [[Sadok Mokadem]]
| predecessor2 = [[Sadok Mokadem]]
| successor2 = [[Habib Bourguiba Jr.]]
| successor2 = [[Habib Bourguiba Jr.]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|09|01}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|09|15}}
| birth_place = [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]
| birth_place = [[Tunis, Tunisia]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|10|23|1908|09|01}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|10|23|1908|09|01}}
| death_place = [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]
| death_place = [[Tunis, Tunisia]]
| party = [[Neo Destour]]
| party = [[Neo Destour]]
| spouse =
| spouse =
| religion =
| religion =
| native_name_lang = ar
| native_name = {{nobold|منجي سليم}}
}}
}}
'''Mongi Slim''' ({{lang-ar|منجي سليم}}) (September 1, 1908{{spaced ndash}}October 23, 1969)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/577464002.html?dids=577464002:577464002&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+24%2C+1969&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=MONGI+SLIM%2C+61%2C+TOP+DIPLOMAT%2C+DIES+IN+TUNIS&pqatl=google | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Mongi Slim, 61, Top Diplomat, Dies In Tunis | date=24 October 1969}}</ref> was a [[Tunisia]]n [[diplomat]] who became the first African to become the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] in 1961. He received a degree from the faculty of law of the [[University of Paris]]. He was twice imprisoned by the French during the Tunisian struggle for independence.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19610918&id=QO4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JnkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6962,4108312 St. Petersburg Times - September 19 1961]</ref>
'''Mongi Slim''' ({{lang-ar|منجي سليم}}; September 15, 1908{{spaced ndash}}October 23, 1969)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/577464002.html?dids=577464002:577464002&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+24%2C+1969&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=MONGI+SLIM%2C+61%2C+TOP+DIPLOMAT%2C+DIES+IN+TUNIS&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192354/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/577464002.html?dids=577464002:577464002&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+24,+1969&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=MONGI+SLIM,+61,+TOP+DIPLOMAT,+DIES+IN+TUNIS&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 4, 2011 | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Mongi Slim, 61, Top Diplomat, Dies In Tunis | date=24 October 1969}}</ref> was a [[Tunisia]]n [[diplomat]] who became the first African to become the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] in 1961. He received a degree from the faculty of law of the [[University of Paris]]. He was twice imprisoned by the French during the Tunisian struggle for independence.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19610918&id=QO4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JnkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6962,4108312 St. Petersburg Times - September 19 1961]</ref>


==Early years==
==Early years==
Born on September 15, 1908, in [[Tunis]], Slim came from an aristocratic family of [[Greeks|Greek]] and [[Turkish people|Turkish]] origin.<ref>{{Harvnb|Bidwell|2012|loc=388}}.</ref> His mother was a member of the Beyrum family, a noble Turkish family which had risen to prominence in Tunis, and was famous throughout the Arab world for its learnedness in Moslem law. One of Slim's great-grandfathers, a Greek named Kafkalas, was captured as a boy by [[pirates]], and sold as a [[mameluke]] (white [[slave]]) to the [[Bey of Tunis]], who educated and freed him and then made him his minister of defense. His paternal grandfather was an aristocratic Caid who ruled the wealthy province of [[Cape Bon]].<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895694,00.html World: REBEL PARLIAMENTARIAN POLITICO] [[TIME Magazine]] September 29, 1961</ref>
Born on September 15, 1908, in [[Tunis]], Slim came from an aristocratic family of [[Greeks|Greek]] and [[Turkish people|Turkish]] origin.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bidwell|first=Robin Leonard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KKrCgxsRBkEC&pg=PA388|title=Dictionary Of Modern Arab History|date=1998|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-0-7103-0505-3|publication-date=2010|page=388|language=en|quote=SLIM, Mongi (1908–69): Tunisian nationalist leader and Minister. He came from an aristocratic family of Graeco-Turkish origin and started studying mathematics at the Sorbonne.|author-link=Robin Leonard Bidwell}}</ref> His mother was a member of the Beyrum family, a noble Turkish family which had risen to prominence in Tunis, and was famous throughout the Arab world for its learnedness in Islamic law. One of Slim's great-grandfathers, a Greek named Kafkalas, was captured as a boy by [[Pirate|pirates]], and sold to the [[List of beys of Tunis|Bey of Tunis]], who educated and freed him and then made him his minister of defense. His paternal grandfather was an aristocratic Caid who ruled the wealthy province of [[Cape Bon]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1961-09-29|title=World: REBEL PARLIAMENTARIAN POLITICO|language=en-US|work=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895694,00.html|access-date=2020-08-16|issn=0040-781X}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
In 1936, Slim became involved in organizations advocating Tunisia's independence from France. In 1954, he became the chief Tunisian negotiator in discussions with France on independence. In this position, he helped draft protocols which secured Tunisia's independence in 1956. Slim served as an [[interior minister]] of Tunisia from 1955 to 1956.
In 1936, Slim became involved in organizations advocating Tunisia's independence from France. In 1954, he became the chief Tunisian negotiator in discussions with France on independence. In this position, he helped draft protocols which secured Tunisia's independence in 1956. Slim served as an [[interior minister]] of Tunisia from 1955 to 1956.


In 1956 he became Tunisia's [[ambassador]] to the United States, Canada and the [[United Nations]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19691024&id=QK4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Be0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2268,1666972 Ottawa Citizen - October 24 1969]</ref> He became involved in a special United Nations Committee on the problem of Hungary and served as a delegate to the [[UN Security Council|United Nations Security Council]]. He relinquished his posts as ambassador to the United States and Canada in 1961 when he was unanimously elected president of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]<ref>[http://www.pfcmc.com/ga/55/president/bio16.htm Mongi Slim (Tunisia) Elected President of the sixteenth session of the general assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715071605/http://www.pfcmc.com/ga/55/president/bio16.htm |date=2011-07-15 }}</ref> after a plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary General [[Dag Hammarskjöld]]. Slim made the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in September 1961.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19610929,00.html | title=TIME Magazine Cover: Mongi Slim - September 29, 1961 | work=Time}}</ref> The United States came up with a plan to have Slim carry out the duties of Secretary-General while delegating his own duties to a Vice-President of the General Assembly.<ref name="frus1961-182">{{cite encyclopedia|volume=Volume XXV |editor-last1=Claussen |editor-first1=Paul |editor-last2=Duncan |editor-first2=Evan M. |editor-last3=Soukup |editor-first3=Jeffrey A. |year=2001 |location=Washington |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |encyclopedia=Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963 |title=Document 182: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Acting Secretary of State Bowles, September 18, 1961|url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v25/d182}}</ref> However, the Soviet Union favored [[U Thant]] of Burma and secured U.S. agreement to [[United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1961|appoint Thant acting Secretary-General]] for the remainder of Hammarskjöld's term.
In 1956 he became Tunisia's [[ambassador]] to the United States, Canada and the [[United Nations]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19691024&id=QK4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Be0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2268,1666972 Ottawa Citizen - October 24 1969]</ref> He became involved in a special United Nations Committee on the problem of Hungary and served as a delegate to the [[UN Security Council|United Nations Security Council]]. He relinquished his posts as ambassador to the United States and Canada in 1961 when he was unanimously elected president of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]<ref>[http://www.pfcmc.com/ga/55/president/bio16.htm Mongi Slim (Tunisia) Elected President of the sixteenth session of the general assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715071605/http://www.pfcmc.com/ga/55/president/bio16.htm |date=2011-07-15 }}</ref> after a plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary General [[Dag Hammarskjöld]]. Slim made the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in September 1961.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19610929,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903062321/http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19610929,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 3, 2010 | title=TIME Magazine Cover: Mongi Slim - September 29, 1961 | work=Time}}</ref> The United States came up with a plan to have Slim carry out the duties of Secretary-General while delegating his own duties to a Vice-President of the General Assembly.<ref name="frus1961-182">{{cite encyclopedia|volume=XXV |editor-last1=Claussen |editor-first1=Paul |editor-last2=Duncan |editor-first2=Evan M. |editor-last3=Soukup |editor-first3=Jeffrey A. |year=2001 |location=Washington |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |encyclopedia=Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963 |title=Document 182: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Acting Secretary of State Bowles, September 18, 1961|url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v25/d182}}</ref> However, the Soviet Union favored [[U Thant]] of Burma, and secured a U.S. agreement to [[United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1961|appoint him acting Secretary-General]] for the remainder of Hammarskjöld's term.


Slim left the United Nations in 1962 and became [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia]]. He served in that position until 1964.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/tunisia.htm |title= Political Leaders: Tunisia - Ministers of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
Slim left the United Nations in 1962 and became [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia]]. He served in that position until 1964.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/tunisia.htm |title= Political Leaders: Tunisia - Ministers of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
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Mongi Slim
منجي سليم
23rd President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
1960–1961
Preceded byFrederick Henry Boland
Succeeded byMuhammad Zafrulla Khan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
In office
1962–1964
Preceded bySadok Mokadem
Succeeded byHabib Bourguiba Jr.
Personal details
Born(1908-09-15)September 15, 1908
Tunis, Tunisia
DiedOctober 23, 1969(1969-10-23) (aged 61)
Tunis, Tunisia
Political partyNeo Destour

Mongi Slim (Arabic: منجي سليم; September 15, 1908 – October 23, 1969)[1] was a Tunisian diplomat who became the first African to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1961. He received a degree from the faculty of law of the University of Paris. He was twice imprisoned by the French during the Tunisian struggle for independence.[2]

Early years

Born on September 15, 1908, in Tunis, Slim came from an aristocratic family of Greek and Turkish origin.[3] His mother was a member of the Beyrum family, a noble Turkish family which had risen to prominence in Tunis, and was famous throughout the Arab world for its learnedness in Islamic law. One of Slim's great-grandfathers, a Greek named Kafkalas, was captured as a boy by pirates, and sold to the Bey of Tunis, who educated and freed him and then made him his minister of defense. His paternal grandfather was an aristocratic Caid who ruled the wealthy province of Cape Bon.[4]

Political career

In 1936, Slim became involved in organizations advocating Tunisia's independence from France. In 1954, he became the chief Tunisian negotiator in discussions with France on independence. In this position, he helped draft protocols which secured Tunisia's independence in 1956. Slim served as an interior minister of Tunisia from 1955 to 1956.

In 1956 he became Tunisia's ambassador to the United States, Canada and the United Nations.[5] He became involved in a special United Nations Committee on the problem of Hungary and served as a delegate to the United Nations Security Council. He relinquished his posts as ambassador to the United States and Canada in 1961 when he was unanimously elected president of the United Nations General Assembly[6] after a plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. Slim made the cover of Time magazine in September 1961.[7] The United States came up with a plan to have Slim carry out the duties of Secretary-General while delegating his own duties to a Vice-President of the General Assembly.[8] However, the Soviet Union favored U Thant of Burma, and secured a U.S. agreement to appoint him acting Secretary-General for the remainder of Hammarskjöld's term.

Slim left the United Nations in 1962 and became Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia. He served in that position until 1964.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mongi Slim, 61, Top Diplomat, Dies In Tunis". Chicago Tribune. 24 October 1969. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
  2. ^ St. Petersburg Times - September 19 1961
  3. ^ Bidwell, Robin Leonard (1998). Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge (published 2010). p. 388. ISBN 978-0-7103-0505-3. SLIM, Mongi (1908–69): Tunisian nationalist leader and Minister. He came from an aristocratic family of Graeco-Turkish origin and started studying mathematics at the Sorbonne.
  4. ^ "World: REBEL PARLIAMENTARIAN POLITICO". Time. 1961-09-29. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. ^ Ottawa Citizen - October 24 1969
  6. ^ Mongi Slim (Tunisia) Elected President of the sixteenth session of the general assembly Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "TIME Magazine Cover: Mongi Slim - September 29, 1961". Time. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010.
  8. ^ Claussen, Paul; Duncan, Evan M.; Soukup, Jeffrey A., eds. (2001). "Document 182: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Acting Secretary of State Bowles, September 18, 1961". Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963. Vol. XXV. Washington: United States Government Printing Office.
  9. ^ "Political Leaders: Tunisia - Ministers of Foreign Affairs".
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