Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali died Former UN President

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a veteran Egyptian diplomat, who helped negotiate his country’s landmark peace deal with Israel but then clashed with the United States when he served a single term as UN secretary-general, has died. He was 93.
About Boutros Boutros-Ghali :

• Egyptian diplomat served one term as secretary general from 1992-96 and was first African to hold position
• Boutros-Ghali, the scion of a prominent Egyptian Christian political family.
• He stepped into the post in 1992 at a time of dramatic world changes, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a unipolar era dominated by the United States.

About UN :

• TheUnited Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City.
• A replacement for the ineffectiveLeague of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II .
• The UN had 51 member states, there are now 193.