Annan

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, he projected himself and his organization as the world’s conscience and moral arbiter, despite a series of failures and scandals.

Title: Kofi Annan | Category: Portraits | Country: United Kingdom

The Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh UN secretary general has died aged 80

The Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh UN secretary general has died aged 80

Kofi Annan, 80, spent his final days at his home in Geneva, Switzerland, with his wife Nane and children Ama, Kojo, and Nina.

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The Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh UN secretary general has died aged 80

Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.

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