Norwegian Trygve Halvdan Lie was the first Secretary-General of the UN. He served from February 1946 until November 1952.
Who was the first person from Africa to become the secretary-general of united nations?
Who was the first person from Africa to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Kofi Annan.He was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Nelson Mandela has never been Secretary General of the United Nations. You may be thinking of Kofi Anan.
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations.The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who took office on 1 January 2007. His first term will expire on the 31st of December 2011, and he will be eligible for reappointment.
Technically, the first Secretary General of The United Nations Was an Englishman named Gladwyn Jebb. He was appointed to the position at the formation of the United Nations on 24th October 1945. He held it until the 1st of February 1946, by which time the nations had managed to elect a Secretary General.The first elected Secretary General was Trygve Lie who took office on the 1st February 1946 to the 10th November 1952.
Who was the first person from Africa to become Secretary-General of the United Nations?ANSWERBoutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt or Kofi Annan of Ghana.
Idi Amin was dictator of Uganda; he was never Secretary General of the UN.
Norway was a founding member of the United Nations, like 50 others, and thus entered in 1945 when it was set-up. The first Secretary General was a Norwegian.
While each Secretary General effectively loses their nationality when they become SG, Trygve Lie was Norwegian.