Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Becomes First Latin American UN Secretary-General, January 1, 1982
Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Date: January 1, 1982
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