Order:	5th Secretary-General
Term of Office:	January 1, 1982–December 31, 1991
Predecessor:	Kurt Waldheim
Successor:	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Born:	January 19, 1920
Place of birth:	Lima, Peru

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Guerra (born January 19, 1920 in Lima, Peru) was the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations, from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully against Alberto Fujimori for President of Peru. He was Prime Minister of Peru from November 2000 until July 2001, during the turbulent period following Fujimori's resignation over corruption charges. In September 2004, he stood down from his position as Peru's Ambassador to France. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations Term of Office: January 1, 1972–December 31, 1981 Predecessor: U Thant Successor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Born: December 21, 1918 Place of birth: St. ... Order: 6th Secretary-General Term of Office: January 1, 1992–December 31, 1996 Predecessor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Successor: Kofi Annan Born: November 14, 1922 Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt Boutros Boutros-Ghali (born November 14, 1922) was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alberto Kenya Fujimori (アルベルト・ケンヤ・フジモリ Aruberuto Kenya Fujimori, born July 28, 1938), also known as Kenya Fujimori (藤森 謙也 Fujimori Kenya), was President of Peru from July 28, 1990 to November 17, 2000. ... List of presidents of Peru : The Independence War 1821-1822: José de San Martín 1822-1823: José de La Mar 1823: Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano 1823: José de la Riva Agüero 1823-1824: José Bernardo de Tagle 1824-1826: Simón Bolívar 1826-1827: Andrés... The Fujimori Administration (1990–2000) The Paniagua Administration (2000–2001) The Toledo Administration (2001–2006) ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: July 3 - Mordecai Richler July 23 - Eudora Welty July 31 - Poul Anderson Films: July 4 - Cats and Dogs July 6 - Kiss of the Dragon starring Jet Li July 18 - Jurassic Park III July 27 - Planet of... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8 Richard Girnt Butler... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ...

Diplomatic career

Pérez de Cuéllar joined the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1940 and the diplomatic service in 1944, serving subsequently as Secretary at the Peruvian embassies in France, the United Kingdom, Bolivia, and Brazil. He later served as ambassador of Peru to Switzerland, the Soviet Union, Poland, and Venezuela. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was a member of the Peruvian delegation to the General Assembly at its first session in 1946 and a member of the delegations to the 25th through 30th sessions of the Assembly. In 1971, he was appointed permanent representative of Peru to the United Nations, and he led his country's delegation to all sessions of the Assembly from then until 1975. United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

In 1973 and 1974, he represented his country in the Security Council, serving as President of the Council at the time of the events in Cyprus in July 1974. On 18 September 1975, he was appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus – a post he held until December 1977, when he rejoined the Peruvian Foreign Service. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

On 27 February 1979, he was appointed as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs. From April 1981, while still holding this post, he acted as the Secretary-General's Personal Representative on the situation relating to Afghanistan. In that capacity, he visited Pakistan and Afghanistan in April and August of that year in order to continue the negotiations initiated by the Secretary-General some months earlier. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With hours remaining before the 1991 war, UN Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar met with Saddam Hussein to discuss the Security Council timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Kuwait.

With hours remaining before the war, UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar met with Saddam Hussein to discuss the Security Council timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Kuwait. ... With hours remaining before the war, UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar met with Saddam Hussein to discuss the Security Council timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Kuwait. ... Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī (Often spelled Husayn or Hussain; Arabic صدام حسين عبدالمجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 1) was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. ...

United Nations Secretary-General

On December 31, 1981, Pérez de Cuéllar succeeded Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General and was re-elected for a second term in October 1986. During his two terms, he led mediations between Britain and Argentina in the aftermath of the Falklands War and promoted the efforts of the Contadora Group to bring peace and stability to Central America. He also interceded in the negotiations for the independence of Namibia, the conflict in Western Sahara between Morocco and the Polisario Front, and the Cyprus issue. His second term as Secretary-General concluded in January 1992. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations Term of Office: January 1, 1972–December 31, 1981 Predecessor: U Thant Successor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Born: December 21, 1918 Place of birth: St. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas, between March and June of 1982. ... The Contadora Group was an initiative launched in the early 1980s by the foreign ministers of Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela to deal with the military conflicts in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, which were threatening to destablize the entire Central American region. ... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Peoples Liberation Front of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro) is an army and political movement in the Western Sahara, principally... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Official bio UN website (http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/decuellar_bio.asp)

Order: 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations Term of Office: January 1, 1972–December 31, 1981 Predecessor: U Thant Successor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Born: December 21, 1918 Place of birth: St. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 6th Secretary-General Term of Office: January 1, 1992–December 31, 1996 Predecessor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Successor: Kofi Annan Born: November 14, 1922 Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt Boutros Boutros-Ghali (born November 14, 1922) was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to...