Today, 43 years ago, on 27 January 1982 (Calendar 3 January 1982), Waldheim was awarded the ¡°United Nations Peace Prize¡±. Waldheim was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations on 1 January 1982, and Waldheim, who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations for two years, resigned from office on 27 January 1982 (Calendar 3 January 1982). Waldheim was awarded the ¡°United Nations Peace Prize¡± on 27 January 1982 in recognition of Waldheim¡¯s contributions to the United Nations. Waldheim was born in Austria in 1918. After graduating from high school in 1936 he was recruited to the army. After studying law, he was awarded a doctorate in law in 1944; in 1948-1960 he served as the Austrian Ambassador, Ambassador, Ambassador and Perman