Set: Secretaries general of the UN

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TermDefinition
From the UKGladwyn Jebb
FirstTrygve Lie
From NorwayTrygve Lie
Resigned in 1952 due to hostile USSRTrygve Lie
Manhattan neighborhood where SG livesSutton Place
Length of SG's termfive years
ThirdU Thant
From BurmaU Thant
Pulled UN troops from the Sinai, 1967U Thant
Killed in a plane crash over Rhodesia, 1961Dag Hammarskjold
From SwedenDag Hammarskjold
SecondDag Hammarskjold
FourthKurt Waldheim
From AustriaKurt Waldheim
President of Austria; possible war criminalKurt Waldheim
FifthJavier Perez de Cuellar
From PeruJavier Perez de Cuellar
Mediated after Falklands WarJavier Perez de Cuellar
From EgyptBoutros Boutros-Ghali
SixthBoutros Boutros-Ghali
Only SG not to be re-electedBoutros Boutros-Ghali
SeventhKofi Annan
From GhanaKofi Annan
Won, with the UN, 2001 Nobel Peace PrizeKofi Annan
EighthBan Ki-moon
From South KoreaBan Ki-moon
Did not condemn Saddam Hussein's executionBan Ki-moon
First Acting SG, 1945-46Gladwyn Jebb
Only person to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize posthumouslyDag Hammarskjold

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Terms 29
Creator ensiform
Created November 8, 2008
Groups None
Subjects united nations, people
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