- This person has a Spanish last name; here Perez de Cuellar is the name of the father, de la Guerra is the name of the mother.
Javier Perez de Cuellar de la Gerra ( Spanish: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra ; January 19, 1920 , Lima , Peru ) - Peruvian diplomat. From January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991, H. Perez de Cuellar was the 5th Secretary General of the United Nations . For a short time (from 2000 to 2001) he was the Prime Minister of the country .
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| The president | Valentin Paniagua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Federico Salas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Roberto Danigno Zapata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Predecessor | Kurt Waldheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Boutros Boutros Gali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth | Lima , Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Marcela Temple Seminario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | son Francisco (1947) and daughter Ageda Cristina (1955) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Javier Perez de Cuellar began working in the Ministry of International Relations of Peru since 1940 , later, in 1944 , transferred to the diplomatic service. He worked in the embassies of Peru in France , Great Britain , Bolivia and Brazil . In 1964 he was appointed Ambassador of Peru to Switzerland , in 1969-1971 - Ambassador of Peru in the USSR and Poland , and in 1977-1979 - in Venezuela . In addition, in 1971 - 1982 . Javier Perez de Cuellar led the Peruvian delegation to the UN .
In 1981, 16 rounds of voting were held before a decision was made on the appointment of de Cuellar as Secretary General. On January 1, 1982, he was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations, having worked in this post for two terms, actively participating as a mediator in many conflicts.
In 1987, he was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Zagreb [4] .
In 1995, he participated in the presidential election in Peru, but won 22 % of the vote, losing to Alberto Fujimori .
In 2000-2001 , Perez de Cuellar was the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, and in 2002-2004 , he was Chairman of the Congress of the Latin Union .
On June 14, 2007, his predecessor, Kurt Waldheim , passed away and Javier Perez de Cuellar became the oldest living UN Secretary General.
Rewards
- Pushkin Medal ( October 13, 2009 , Russia ) - for his great contribution to the popularization of the Russian language and Russian culture in the Republic of Peru [5] .
Facts
- He holds the record for life expectancy among all elected UN Secretaries-General .
- He holds the record for life expectancy among all the prime ministers of Peru.
Notes
- ↑ MAN IN THE NEWS: Javier Perez de Cuellar; UNANIMOUSLY, THE UN'S MAN // The New York Times / D. Baquet - Manhattan , New York City : The New York Times Company , AG Sulzberger , 1986. - ISSN 0362-4331 ; 1553-8095
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ Počasni građanin Grada Zagreba: 1945. - 1990. (SFR Jugoslavija) (Croatian) . The official website of Zagreb. Date of treatment July 20, 2011. Archived August 24, 2011.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 13, 2009 No. 1151 “On the Awarding of Citizens of the Republic of Peru with State Prizes of the Russian Federation” (inaccessible link) Date of treatment October 17, 2009. Archived April 30, 2013.
Literature
- Javier Perez de Cuellar (People and Events) // New Time . - M. , 1969. - No. 31 . - S. 29 .