UN Secretaries-General's Nationalities (with a map)

Can you name the country of origin for each of these UN Secretaries-General?
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Secretary-General
Term
Country of Origin
Gladwyn Jebb
1945-1946
United Kingdom
Trygve Lie
1946-1952
Norway
Dag Hammarskjöld
1953-1961
Sweden
U Thant
1961-1971
Burma
Kurt Waldheim
1972-1981
Austria
Secretary-General
Term
Country of Origin
Javier Pérez de Cuellar
1982-1991
Peru
Boutros
Boutros-Ghali
1992-1996
Egypt
Kofi
Annan
1997-2006
Ghana
Ban
Ki-moon
2007-2016
South Korea
António Guterres
2017-2021
Portugal
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3 Comments
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Level 72
Oct 2, 2018
The country is called Myanmar.
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Level 70
Oct 8, 2018
Well, it was Burma in 1961-1971. Still, Myanmar is an accepted type-in. Thanks for your comment.
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Level 51
Apr 19, 2019
Gladwyn Jebb only served as Acting Secretary General for less than a year right after the UN was formed, Trygve Lie is usually considered the first Secretary-General.