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Seán Lester (* 28. September 1888 in Carrickfergus, Ulster; † 13. Juni 1959 in Galway, Republik Irland) war ein irischer Journalist, Politiker und Diplomat; von 1940 bis 1946 war er der letzte Generalsekretär des Völkerbundes
Seán Lester (28 September 1888 – 13 June 1959) was an Irish diplomat who was the last secretary-general of the League of Nations from 31 August 1940 to 18 April 1946.
4. Juli 2023 · Seán Lester and Edward Phelan: Irish world leaders. Two Irish diplomats played a significant role in the development of international relations and multilateralism. Expand. The first Irish...
27. Aug. 2010 · AFTER 73 years, the name Seán Lester echoed once more yesterday around his former home in Gdansk. For three years to 1937, he watched the rise of the Nazis in the city and warned of the looming...
Learn about Seán Lester, an Irish diplomat who defended the rights of minorities in the Free City of Danzig under Nazi rule. Discover his legacy and how he is remembered in Gdańsk and Ireland.
In the early part of the Second World War, Lester took over as Secretary-General of the League of Nations from his disgraced predecessor and for four years fought to keep the institution alive. In his dairies he witnessed many dark chapters of European history in the 1930s and 1940s.
Seán Lester (b. John Ernest Lester, 1888 in Carrickfergus, Ireland) was the League’s Secretary-General from 1940 until the organization’s end in 1946.
