Melber, Henning2014-06-272014-07Melber, H 2014, 'The death of Dag Hammarskjöld', Review of African Political Economy, vol. 41, no. 141, pp. 458-465.0305-6244 (print)1740-1720 (online)10.1080/03056244.2014.902810http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40406Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in a plane crash in September 1961 near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia when trying to find a solution to the secession of Katanga and the Congo crisis. The circumstances of the crash, which took another 15 lives, remained suspicious. More than 50 years later, a newly initiated private investigation has collected more evidence, raising doubts that this was an accident. This Briefing offers a summary background to Hammarskjöld's role in the Congo, introduces the initiative and presents the findings of the Hammarskjöld Commission.en© Taylor and Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Review of African Political Economy, vol. 41, no. 141, pp. 458-465, 2014. doi : 10.1080/03056244.2014.902810. Review of African Political Economy is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/crea20DeathDag HammarskjöldUnited Nations (UN)Secretary-GeneralCongo crisisKatangaHammarskjöld CommissionPostprint Article