The Secretary General was head of the Secretariat of the Organisation of African Unity.
List Portrait Chairperson Took office Left office Country Region 1 Kifle Wodajo 25 May 1963 21 July 1964 East Africa2 Diallo Telli 21 July 1964 15 June 1972 West Africa3 Nzo Ekangaki 15 June 1972 16 June 1974 Central Africa4 William Eteki 16 June 1974 21 July 1978 Central Africa5 Edem Kodjo 21 July 1978 12 June 1983 West Africa6 Peter Onu 12 June 1983 20 July 1985 West Africa7 Ide Oumarou 20 July 1985 19 September 1989 West Africa8 Salim Ahmed Salim 19 September 1989 17 September 2001 East Africa9 Amara Essy 17 September 2001 19 July 2002 West Africa
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