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100 _aMampilly, Zachariah
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245 _aThe divided diplomat: Ralph Bunche and the contradictions of liberal order
260 _aForeign Affairs
300 _a102(2), Mar-Apr, 2023: p.106-118
520 _aIn September 1948, Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish count serving as the UN mediator for Palestine, was shot dead on the streets of Jerusalem by the Stern Gang, a Zionist terror outfit. His American deputy, Ralph Bunche, was quickly named as his replacement. Over the next 11 months, Bunche, who had planned to be in Bernadotte’s motorcade that fateful day but was absent because of a delayed flight, painstakingly negotiated an armistice between the belligerents. It was a brilliant achievement. He returned to a ticker-tape parade in New York City, and the mayor of Los Angeles declared July 17 “Ralph Bunche Day.” In 1950,- Reproduced
773 _aForeign Affairs
906 _aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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