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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with Peruvian diplomat and Secretary-General of the United Nations, Javier Perez de Cuellar at 10 Downing Street, London, May 1986. Credit: Getty Photo
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who led the world body during the Iran-Iraq war and the civil war in El Salvador, died Wednesday in his native Peru, his son said.
"My dad died after a complicated week. He died at 8:09 pm tonight (0109 GMT Thursday) and is resting in peace," Francisco Perez de Cuellar told RPP radio.
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