Boutros-Ghali
Americannoun
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She led a successful fight to keep Egyptian diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali from a second term as secretary-general of the United Nations; he accused her of deception and posing as a friend.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
But she and Mr. Clinton clashed repeatedly with Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali over peacekeeping operations in Somalia, Rwanda and the Bosnian civil war.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
Boutros-Ghali even very nicely explained to Ali G why Disneyland would never be a member of the U.N.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2018
It captured the dreams and pains of the Boutros-Ghali family, which rose to power and financed the church’s construction after being emancipated from the shackles of dhimmitude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2016
After obtaining his law degree at Cairo University in 1946, Mr. Boutros-Ghali earned a doctorate in international law at the University of Paris in 1949.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2016
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