Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

United Nations

United Nations Secretariat

Secretary-General of the United Nations
Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1920; d. March 4 2020.

Peru

1982 – 1991


United Nations General Assembly

President of the United Nations General Assembly
Lester Bowles Pearson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1897; d. December 27 1972

Canada

1952 – 1953


United Nations Agencies

President of the World Bank Group
Jim Yong Kim

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1959.

2012 – 2019

David Robert Malpass

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1956.

2019 – 2023


Director-General of the World Health Organization
Gro Brundtland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1939.

1998 – 2003


Supreme Commander, United Nations Command
General Mark Wayne Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1896; d. April 17 1984

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1941. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1942. Promoted to General, 1945.

1952 – 1953