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Monday, February 7, 2011

Question 513: I have here a Pair, yes.


I'm trying to be as vague as possible.

Here is a cartoon,
showing some political leader. One of these two depicted in the cartoon, __X__, has something common with another statesman,__Y__, who openly criticized the U.S Government, and then later covered up for it by saying that the criticism was from a friend and admirer.

__Y___ had been prominent for nearly a decade. A staunch humanitarian.
During his time, _Y__ received a report against Ruud Lubbers, accusing him of sexual harassment, brought by the woman who felt threatened by the top official.
__Y___ did nothing about it, claiming that there wasn't enough legal evidence to prosecute Lubbers.
Lubbers was later tried and found guilty.
This decreased _Y's influence.

Between X and Y, there is something common.
In fact, the only two to have ever achieved this feat in the history of their office.
Id X and Y.
One of these two is X :)
Id X and Y.


What's common to X and Y?
What connects?

And how's the title?? B)

Or
Id X and the other guy with him in the pic.





Javier Perez de Cuellar, secretary general, United Nations,1982-1992
Boutros-Boutros Ghali next to him in the pic, who was the next Sec Gen.
Y-Kofi Annan


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7 comments:

  1. ArchimondeFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    Y: Kofi Annan
    X: The guy on the left in the picture whose name is Javier Perez de Cuellar

    Their achievement is that these are the only two people who have been
    re-elected as the UN Secretary General...

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  2. Siddarth PaiFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    X- Daag hammarskojld
    Y- Kofi Anan, can hardly be considered a politician man. he's a statesman.
    Only 2 Secretary generals to win the Nobel Peace Prize, although Daag won it posthumously

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  3. Siddarth PaiFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    U Thant & Kurt Waldheim served 2 terms as well man, got elected to them in fact
    Daag to was elected to a 2nd term, but died

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  4. Siddarth PaiFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Boutros-Ghali
    Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

    Y- Kofi Anan
    Screwed up question man
    Atleast i got Kofi

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  5. AmeyaFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    kofi anna

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  6. appuchinFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    kofi annan and ban ki moon

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  7. manish hnFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    X=Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Y=kofi annan
    not sure of the connect.......they are both from africa(annan ghana ghali egypt) ???
    most prob they were both criticized for not doing much during the rwanda genocide crisis......

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