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Q39 (CDS-II/2008) International Relations & Global Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings › United Nations system Answer Verified

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Secretary Generals of the United Nations ?

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The chronological order of the United Nations Secretaries-General is determined by their respective tenures. U Thant (Burma) served as the third Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971 [t4][t7]. He was succeeded by Kurt Waldheim (Austria), who served as the fourth Secretary-General from 1972 to 1981 [t4][t5]. Following Javier Pérez de Cuéllar's term (1982–1991), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt) took office as the sixth Secretary-General, serving from 1992 to 1996 [t1][t3]. Kofi Annan (Ghana) then served as the seventh Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006 [t2][t5]. Therefore, the correct sequence among the provided options is U Thant, followed by Kurt Waldheim, then Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and finally Kofi Annan. This sequence aligns with the official historical records of the United Nations Secretariat [t4][t7].

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  1. [1] https://ask.un.org/faq/14625
  2. [2] https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/former-secretaries-general
  3. [3] https://archives.un.org/en/content/secretaries-general
  4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations_memoirs
  5. [5] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/timeline-un-secretary-generals
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