Stanoje Simić
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Stanoje Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Станоје Симић; 29 July 1893 – 26 February 1970) was a Serbian lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the SFR Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs[1] and the Ambassador to the United States.[2] In January 1946, he was the Soviet candidate to become the first Secretary General of the United Nations, but was opposed by the United States.[3] The two eventually compromised in the Norwegian socialist Trygve Lie for the position.[3]
Stanoje Simić | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the SFR Yugoslavia | |
| In office 1 February 1946 – 31 August 1948 | |
| President | Ivan Ribar |
| Prime Minister | Josip Broz Tito |
| Preceded by | Josip Broz Tito (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Edvard Kardelj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1893 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | 26 February 1970 (aged 76) Belgrade, PR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Resting place | Belgrade New Cemetery |
| Political party | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
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