SEOUL: At the turn of the century, few Koreans might have thought that two of the world’s most significant institutions would be headed by compatriots within 12 years.
Ban Ki-moon, Seoul’s former foreign minister, was elected UN secretary-general in 2006, being re-elected in 2011 to serve another five years.
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