Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity
{{Short description|International body office (1963–2002)}}
The Secretary General was head of the Secretariat of the Organisation of African Unity.{{cite web |url=http://www.au.int/en/about/former_secretaries |title=Former Secretaries General of the OAU |publisher=African Union |access-date=3 February 2014}}
List
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| width="20px" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|No.|Number}} | class="unsortable"|Portrait | Chairperson | width="120px"| Took office | width="120px"| Left office | width="130px"|Country | width="120px"|Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" |1 | Kifle Wodajo | align="center" |25 May 1963 | align="center" |21 July 1964 | {{Flag|Ethiopia|1897}} | East Africa | |
| align="center" |2 | Diallo Telli | align="center" |21 July 1964 | align="center" |15 June 1972 | {{Flag|Guinea}} | West Africa | |
| align="center" |3 | Nzo Ekangaki | align="center" |15 June 1972 | align="center" |16 June 1974 | {{Flag|Cameroon|1961}} | Central Africa | |
| align="center" |4 | William Eteki | align="center" |16 June 1974 | align="center" |21 July 1978 | {{Flag|Cameroon}} | Central Africa | |
| align="center" |5 | 75px | Edem Kodjo | align="center" |21 July 1978 | align="center" |12 June 1983 | {{Flag|Togo}} | West Africa |
| align="center" |6 | Peter Onu | align="center" |12 June 1983 | align="center" |20 July 1985 | {{Flag|Nigeria}} | West Africa | |
| align="center" |7 | Ide Oumarou | align="center" |20 July 1985 | align="center" |19 September 1989 | {{Flag|Niger}} | West Africa | |
| align="center" |8 | 75px | Salim Ahmed Salim | align="center" |19 September 1989 | align="center" |17 September 2001 | {{Flag|Tanzania}} | East Africa |
| align="center" |9 | 75px | Amara Essy | align="center" |17 September 2001 | align="center" |19 July 2002 | {{Flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} | West Africa |
