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Former Secretaries-General

Under the Charter, the Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.

Mr. Guterres' predecessors as Secretary-General were:?Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea)?who served from January 2007 to December 2016;?Kofi Annan (Ghana)?who held office from January 1997 to December 2006;?Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), who held office from January 1992 to December 1996;?Javier Pèrez de Cuèllar (Peru), who served from January 1982 to December 1991;?Kurt Waldheim (Austria), who held office from January 1972 to December 1981;?U Thant (Burma, now Myanmar), who served from November 1961, when he was appointed acting Secretary-General (he was formally appointed Secretary-General in November 1962) to December 1971;?Dag Hammarskj?ld (Sweden), who served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in Africa in September 1961; and?Trygve Lie (Norway), who held office from February 1946?to?his resignation in November 1952.

portrait of former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea)

Term of Office: 2007-2016

portrait of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan (Ghana)

Term of Office: 1997-2006

portrait of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)

Term of Office: 1992-1996

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portrait of former Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar

Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)

Term of Office: 1982-1991

portrait of former Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim

Kurt Waldheim (Austria)

Term of Office: 1972-1981

portrait of former Secretary-General U Thant

U Thant (Myanmar)

Term of Office: 1961-1971

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portrait of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskj?ld

Dag Hammarskj?ld (Sweden)

Term of Office: 1953-1961

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portrait of former Secretary-General Trygve Lie

Trygve Lie (Norway)

Term of Office: 1946-1952

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