A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1971 to replace U Thant, three candidates received how many votes, required in the Security Council to be selected Secretary-General, one being Kurt Waldheim, he was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and the ninth President of Austria from 1986 to 1992?
United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1971:  Three candidates received the 9 votes required in the Security Council to be selected Secretary-General: Carlos Ortiz de Rozas of Argentina, Kurt Waldheim of Austria, and Max Jakobson of Finland. Kurt Waldheim: Kurt Josef Waldheim (] ; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician.
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