Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Politician

Birthday January 19, 1920

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Peru

DEATH DATE Mar 4, 2020 (100)

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About

After serving as the United Nations' fifth Secretary-General, this prominent politician and diplomat briefly held office as Peru's 135th Prime Minister.

Before Fame

After attending the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, he began his career with his country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Trivia

He lost the 1995 Peruvian presidential race to Alberto Fujimori.

Family Life

His first marriage, to Yvette Roberts, resulted in children named Francisco and Agueda Cristina. He later married Marcela Temple Seminario.

Associated With

In late 1981, he replaced Austrian diplomat Kurt Waldheim as U.N. Secretary-General.