Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (/ˈpɛrɛs də ˈkweɪjɑːr/ PERR-ess də KWAY-yar, Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈpeɾes ðe ˈkweʝaɾ]; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | |
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Pérez de Cuéllar in 1982 | |
| 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| In office 1 January 1982 – 31 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Waldheim |
| Succeeded by | Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 22 November 2000 – 28 July 2001 | |
| President | Valentín Paniagua |
| Preceded by | Federico Salas |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Dañino |
| Minister of Foreign Relations | |
| In office 22 November 2000 – 28 July 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Fernando de Trazegnies |
| Succeeded by | Diego García-Sayán |
| Ambassador of Peru | |
| 1964–1966 | Ambassador to Switzerland |
| 1969–1971 | Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Poland |
| 1977–1979 | Ambassador to Venezuela |
| 2001–2004 | Ambassador to France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra 19 January 1920 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 4 March 2020 (aged 100) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Union for Peru (from 1994) |
| Spouses | Yvette Roberts-Darricau
(m. 1947; div. 1975)Marcela Temple Seminario
(m. 1975; died 2013) |
| Children | 2 (by Roberts-Darricau) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
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| Signature | |
Pérez de Cuéllar was a member of the Club of Madrid, a group of former heads of state and government, and the Inter-American Dialogue.
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