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Javier Perez de Cuellar

(1920–2020) Politician

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Javier Perez de Cuellar was a politician.

Quick Facts About Javier Perez de Cuellar

Born: January 19, 1920
Died: March 4, 2020
Profession: Politician

About Javier Perez de Cuellar

[Wikidata] 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1920-2020)... | [Wikipedia] Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar Guerra was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as prime minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001.

Quotes by Javier Perez de Cuellar

Human nature being what it is, peace must inevitably be a relative condition. The essence of life is struggle and competition, and…

Javier Perez de Cuellar

Abstraction

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Peace - the word evokes the simplest and most cherished dream of humanity. Peace is, and has always been, the ultimate human…

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Action

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I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn't want all the pills…

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Doctors

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I am a free man. I feel as light as a feather.

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Feathers

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The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it…

Javier Perez de Cuellar

Aim

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The patient is in intensive care but still alive.

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Alive

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