Talk:Boutros Boutros-Ghali/Archive 1

Akward sentence wording
I added a wikilink to the show an then fixed some grammer. Is here any information on what character did this interview, or if it is really relevant? The sentence near the end -- "He answered all the dumb questions honestly as he was truly tricked by Sacha Baron Cohen." -- is worded akwardly. Laundrypowder 18:01, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Family Matters
In Family Matters, wasn't Urkel's girlfriend Myra's name Myra Boutros Boutros something? Dessydes 09:20, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Question on what is negative in context of truth...
Where ever in Africa Boutros went people spat on him. This is significant from those cultures' (and people) point of view that reside in Africa. Would including this prespective (and those spitting events in the news) be considered "negative" vis-a-vis Boutros?

Thanks for any pointers.


 * Anything that is verifiable can be included especially if it is referenced to another news source. A major political figure being spat on would be news in just about any country. Though simply saying he was spat on would not necessarily be the best way to present the information. Perhaps a paragraph can be added describing his travels though Africa and how he was negativly received in some places and even spat on? --Mattarata 14:31, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Boutros Boutros-Ghali.jpg
The image above is missing essential source information. It will be deleted on 2007-03-20. — Jeff G. (talk&#124;contribs) 02:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

The Fast Show
"Bueno estente. Efefefefefefefefefefe. Boutro Boutros Ghali." And those of you out there who who a clue what I'm talking about, does anyone think it's notable enough as a cultural reference to be included? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.70.102 (talk) 17:20, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * In fact, I can't believe the actual sketch involved has its own article: Chanel_9 80.192.70.102 (talk) 17:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Name
Does anyone else find the joke section of this article HILARIOUS? Brutannica 03:25, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The funniest, and possibly the most endearing, quote I know of was at the very end of the Ali G show in which he appeared where he was heard to say "I am Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Put down your gun and listen to Bob Marley". I had thought of adding it to the quotes section, but perhaps it is a little too flippant for the article. --Nsmith999 20:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Nah, I'll do it.... Brutannica 05:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Five months. Go wikipedia. Cool Hand Luke 03:57, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

"coptic"
Ghali's name in "coptic" actually appears to be in cyrillic. Somebody may want to fix this (i can't, seeing as I don't know coptic). Just FYI. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.172.98.213 (talk) 01:28, 17 April 2008 (UTC)


 * No, that's Greek. For one thing, the U (Υ in Greek, У in Cyrillic) look different, and so do the B (Β in Greek, Б in Cyrillic) and the L (Λ in Greek, Л in Cyrillic). The H-looking thing is Η, or eta (eater), which looks like a И in Cyrillic. You might have been confused by the use of the lunate sigma. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 15:12, 20 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't know, I think it's kind of silly to have his name in Coptic. Boutros (originally Greek, Petros) does have a Coptic equivalent, of course, but Ghali is simply Arabic.  It has no Coptic equivalent, just a Coptic transliteration.  Coptic has been a dead language in Egypt for centuries, btw.  Of course, not a single other Wikipedia article (ie, French, German, Arabic, Spanish, etc) puts in a Coptic version of his name.  --Aghniyya (talk) 01:14, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Name
Is it really "Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros-Ghali"? It has just been modified by an anonimous user who hasn't provided an explanation for such a repetition. In my opinion it is so unusual that it would deserve at least the explanation, if not a proof (citation needed). --Vittorio Mariani (talk) 12:41, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Boo-Boo
I seem to remember that he acquired the nickname 'Boo-boo' among diplomats; unfortunately I don't have a reference for this, although I saw it in print. Anyone know? Roger Pearse 12:39, 29 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roger Pearse (talk • contribs)


 * Do you mean this? Mohamed Magdy, Thank You! (talk) 08:46, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

TV and film appearances.
Does being mentioned in a sitcom episode really count as a TV appearance? Perhaps the section could be renamed more appropriately.--Lead holder (talk) 12:17, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Is this true, and if so why was it allowed to happen?
On reading the article regarding the Rwandan Genocide one could become quite shocked to read the following:

In a 2000 news story, The Guardian reported, "The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, played a leading role in supplying weapons to the Hutu regime which carried out a campaign of genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. As Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, Boutros-Ghali facilitated an arms deal in 1990, which was to result in $26 million (£18m) of mortar bombs, rocket launchers, grenades and ammunition being flown from Cairo to Rwanda.

If the above is true why has no prosecution been made? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon j davis (talk • contribs) 15:27, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

External links modified
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