"Secretary General of the United Nations" Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Signed 4X6.5 B&W Photo.

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Javier

Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra KCMG (/ˈpɛrɛs də

ˈkweɪjɑː/; Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ

ˈperez ðe ˈkweʝaɾ]; born January 19,

1920) is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the

fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from

January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He ran unsuccessfully against Alberto Fujimori for President of Peru in

1995 and following Fujimori's resignation over corruption charges, he was Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign

Affairs from November 2000 until July 2001. In September 2004, he stepped down

from his position as Peru's Ambassador to

France, where he formerly resided. He is also a member of the Club de Madrid, a

group of more than 100 former Presidents and Prime Ministers of democratic

countries, which works to strengthen democracy worldwide. At the age of

99 years, 74 days, Pérez de Cuéllar is currently both the oldest

living former Peruvian prime

minister and Secretary General of the United Nations.