Memory of the day: Boutros Boutros Ghali is elected Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1991

CAIRO – 23 November 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on November 23.

1824 - The victory of the Egyptian fleet over the Greek fleet in the Battle of Stampalia.

1989 - The Berlin Wall is completely demolished.

1991 - Boutros Boutros Ghali is elected Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding Javier Perez de Cuellar, officially taking office on January 1, 1992.

2014 - Norway's Magnus Carlsen wins the 2014 World Chess Championship for the second time in a row against former world champion Visvanathan Anand.