Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Federico Mayor Zaragoza | |
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.jpg) Mayor Zaragoza in 1999 | |
| 7th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | |
| In office 16 November 1987 – 12 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow |
| Succeeded by | Kōichirō Matsuura |
| Minister of Education and Science | |
| In office 1 December 1981 – 2 December 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo |
| Preceded by | Juan Antonio Ortega y Díaz-Ambrona |
| Succeeded by | José María Maravall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1934 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 19 December 2024 (aged 90) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Union of the Democratic Centre Democratic and Social Centre |
| Spouse(s) | María de los Ángeles Menéndez González |
| Education | Complutense University of Madrid |
Federico Mayor Zaragoza (27 January 1934 – 19 December 2024) was a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat, and poet. He served as Director-General of UNESCO from 1987 to 1999. He was born in Barcelona.
Mayor Zaragoza is the Chairman of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and member of the Honorary Board of the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World[1] as well as the Honorary Chairman of the Académie de la Paix.[2]
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1993.[3]
Mayor Zaragoza died in Madrid on 19 December 2024, at the age of 90.[4]
References
- ↑ The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. This followed resolutions about the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the International Day of Peace.
- ↑ See the website of Peace Academy at http://www.peace-academy.ch/fr/index.php Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Federico Mayor". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ↑ "» España Muere Federico Mayor Zaragoza, exministro de Educación y ex director general de la Unesco". RTVE. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.