Question
Download Solution PDFArrange the following former UN Secretary Generals in order of their having hold the office.
A. Dag Hammarskjöld
B. U Thant
C. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
D. Javier Perez de Cuellar
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'A, B, D, C'.
- This means that Dag Hammarskjöld was the first to hold the office of UN Secretary General, followed by U Thant, then Javier Perez de Cuellar, and finally Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Additional Information
- Dag Hammarskjöld served as the UN Secretary General from 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1961.
- U Thant, from Burma, served as UN Secretary General from 1961 to 1971.
- Javier Perez de Cuellar from Peru served as the UN Secretary General from 1982 to 1991.
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali from Egypt served as the UN Secretary General from 1992 to 1996.
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