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António Guterres
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. A member of the Portuguese Socialist Party, Guterres served as the prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.
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2026· 25 entries
“shocked by the misrepresentations”
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“is a stupid war. I think this war is against the interests of Saudi Arabia and the Emirates... [and] of the people of Yemen.”
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samaa tv: Ishaq Dar, UN chief Antonio Guterres discuss multilateralism
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Europa Newswire: Gallery: Antonio Guterres Commemorates 23rd Anniversary of Baghdad UN Bombing (35 media files)
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The Lufkin Daily News: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Cyprus
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Prensa Mercosur: Ecuador: Ivonne Baki fue postulada para suceder a António Guterres como secretaria general de la ONU
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C-SPAN: U.N. Secretary-General Guterres Marks 23rd Anniversary of Baghdad Bombing - C-SPAN
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Reconquista Radios: La ex ministra ecuatoriana Ivonne Baki fue postulada para suceder a António Guterres al frente de la ONU
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Demócrata: Tonga impulsa a Ivonne Baki como candidata a liderar la ONU tras António Guterres
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Demócrata: Tonga promotes Ivonne Baki as a candidate to lead the UN after António Guterres
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News On AIR: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes Israel–Lebanon ceasefire announcement
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Enfoque Noticias: António Guterres: guerra en Ucrania es “cada vez más letal” para civiles
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EGOV.KG: Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev Meets with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres
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Kurdistan24: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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Mshale: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Kevin Danso (RaQkgh3L7e)
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Infobae: Secretario general de la ONU Antonio Guterres expresó su solidaridad con Colombia tras el terremoto: “Envío mis condolencias”
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RTL Today: Guterres steps down: Who will become the next UN secretary-general?
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Hiiraan Online: Antonio Guterres oo ku eedeeyay Golaha Ammaanka inay ku guul daraysteen in ay ku heshiiyaan maalgalinta howlgalk AUSSOM
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bdnews24.com: Indigenous rights, well-being under 'disproportionate' threat, UN Secretary-General Guterres says
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The Sunday Guardian: Who is Rebeca Grynspan? Costa Rican Economist Becomes Favourite in Race to Succeed UN Chief Antonio Guterres – Check Her Age, Career, Net Worth & All You Need to Know
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Khaama Press: Seven Candidates Compete to Succeed UN Chief António Guterres
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News On AIR: UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for impartial inquiry into killings of protesters in PoJK
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Цензор.НЕТ: UN Secretary-General Guterres condemned Russia’s massive strikes on Ukraine
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webtv.un.org: UN Secretary-General António Guterres announces Prime Minister of Spain as new Co-Chair of SDG Advocates group
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2025· 2 entries
Awarded Atatürk International Peace Prize (2025).
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Won: Oman (December 2025).
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2024· 5 entries
India Today rated the claim “This picture shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refusing to shake hands with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized India, stating that the India is a slave to a sick mentality, where rallies are held to save rapists.” FALSE.
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Won: Uzbekistan (July 2024).
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Won: Sovereign Order of Malta (September 2024).
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Claimed: “Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”” — rated True by PolitiFact.
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2023· 4 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “At a United Nations summit, President Joe Biden and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned of a planned disaster.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that Dr BR Ambedkar's constitution, which is the Constitution of India, is the best in the world.” False.
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Charles III (2023).
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“not possible at this moment,”
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2022· 2 entries
Won: Niger (May 2022).
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“instead of hitting the brakes on the decarbonization of the global economy, now is the time to put the pedal to the metal towards a renewable energy future.”
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Zayed Award for Human Fraternity (2021).
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2020· 2 entries
Won: Turkmenistan (December 2020).
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The World Jewish Congress awarded him the Theodor Herzl Prize
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded Charlemagne Prize (2019).
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Human rights groups criticized Guterres for being "silent" as China sent ethnic Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities to the Xinjiang internment camps
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“U.N. has the obligation to assume global leadership”
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2018· 1 entry
“s Eastern Ghouta was living in”
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2017· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Friendship of Kyrgyzstan (2017).
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Career landmark: United Nations Secretary-General (2017).
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2016· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty (2016).
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Anders Kompass exposed the sexual assault of children by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic and, as a consequence, was dismissed by Ban's administration before being rehabilitated in court
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2015· 1 entry
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa appointed Guterres to serve as a Member of the Council of State of Portugal; he resigned after being appointed as the UN's 9th secretary-general
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2010· 1 entry
Were carrying asymptomatic cholera and failed to treat their waste properly before dumping it into one of Haiti's main water streams
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Freedom Award (2007).
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2005· 2 entries
Following Guterres's proposal, George Papandreou was elected vice president of the Socialist International; in 2006, Papandreou succeeded him as president of the Socialist International
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Career landmark: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2005–2015).
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2002· 8 entries
Won: Japan (April 2002).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (2002).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2002).
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Won: Ukraine (April 2002).
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Won: Tunisia (April 2002).
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Won: Pará (April 2002).
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Won: France (February 2002).
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Following the party's losses in the 2001 local elections, with Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues succeeding him while he remained prime minister until losing the subsequent general election to José Manuel Barroso's Social Democrat
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2001· 4 entries
Won: Cape Verde (April 2001).
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Won: Italy (December 2001).
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Won: Chile (September 2001).
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Guterres married Catarina Marques de Almeida Vaz Pinto (born 1960), a former Portuguese state secretary for culture and culture secretary for the City Council of Lisbon
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2000· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2000).
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Won: Belgium (October 2000).
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Won: Greece (March 2000).
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Career landmark: President-in-Office of the European Council (2000–2000).
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1999· 3 entries
Won: Mexico (July 1999).
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Career landmark: President of the Socialist International (1999–2005).
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After it was virtually destroyed by Indonesian-backed militias when it voted for independence
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1998· 2 entries
Won: Uruguay (December 1998).
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Guterres presided over Expo 98 in Lisbon, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the voyage of Vasco da Gama
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1997· 1 entry
Won: Poland (September 1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Won: Brazil (July 1996).
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And 750,000 applying for shares in Electricidade de Portugal
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1995· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002).
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“s losses in the 2001 local elections, with Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues succeeding him while he remained prime minister until losing the subsequent general election to José Manuel Barroso”
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1992· 2 entries
After the Socialists' third consecutive defeat in Parliamentary elections, Guterres became secretary-general of the Socialist Party and leader of the opposition during Aníbal Cavaco Silva's government
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Career landmark: General Secretary of the Socialist Party (Portugal) (1992–2002).
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1990· 2 entries
“he did not like homosexuality”
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Guterres said, in 1995, that "he did not like homosexuality" and that it was "something that bothered him
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1989· 3 entries
“The greatest shortcoming of the international community today is its failure to prevent conflict and maintain global security.”
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“The dramatic problems of today's complex world can only inspire a humble approach.”
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“Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty. An empty stomach is a gaping hole in the heart of a society”
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1981· 1 entry
Career landmark: substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1981–1983).
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1980· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Assembly of the Republic (1980–1980).
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1976· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Assembly of the Republic (1976–1980).
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1974· 1 entry
When he became a member of the Socialist Party
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1972· 1 entry
Guterres married child psychiatrist Luísa Amélia Guimarães e Melo, with whom he had two children, Pedro Guimarães e Melo Guterres (born 1977) and Mariana Guimarães e Melo Guterres (born 1985)
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1971· 2 entries
And started an academic career as an assistant professor teaching systems theory and telecommunications signals, before leaving academic life to start a political career
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Studied at Instituto Superior Técnico (1960–1971).
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1965· 1 entry
Winning the National Lyceums Award (Prémio Nacional dos Liceus) as the best student in the country
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-04-30.
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