Question 49
League of Nations and United NationsThe first black African to hold the position of UN Secretary-General was
- A.Salim Ahmed Salim
- B.Kofi Annan
- C.Emeka Anyaoku
- D.Nelson Mandela.
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Answer: B (Kofi Annan)
Explanation
Kofi Annan of Ghana served from 1997 to 2006. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt) was the first African, but not black African. Anyaoku was Commonwealth Secretary-General.