Cedric Thornberry | |
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 Thornberry in 1999 | |
| Born | Cedric Henry Reid Thornberry 22 June 1936 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 6 May 2014 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Methodist College Belfast |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Spouse |
Sallie Bone (divorced) |
| Children | 6 (including Emily Thornberry) |
Cedric Henry Reid Thornberry (22 June 1936 – 6 May 2014) was a Northern Irish international lawyer and Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations, for which he worked for 17 years. He spent most of his United Nations service in international peace keeping in Cyprus, the Middle East, the former Yugoslavia and Somalia.[1]
- ^ Robin Wilson. "Placing Northern Ireland". Retrieved 20 January 2009.