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Selection and Appointment of Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Boutros Boutros-Ghali served as the sixth United Nations Secretary-General, from January 1992 to December 1996.

Process in 1991

Nomination of candidates

  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
  • Bernard Chidzero (Zimbabwe)
  • Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria)

Recommendation of the Security Council

Official documents

Photo of the paticipants to the oath ceremony in the General Assembly Hall, with Boutros Boutros-Ghali at the center
The General Assembly appointed Boutros Boutros-Ghali as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Samir S. Shihabi (Saudi Arabia), President of the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly administered the oath of office for a five-year term beginning on 1 January, 1992. 缅北禁地Photo/Milton Grant

Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly

Official document

Appointment by the General Assembly

Official documents

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt, addresses the General Assembly following the swearing-in ceremony
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt, was appointed by acclamation by the General Assembly this morning as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations, for a five-year term beginning 1 January 1992. 缅北禁地Photo/John Isaac