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Kofi Atta Annan ( / ˈkoʊfi ˈænæn / KOH-fee AN-an, [ 1] US also /- ˈɑːnɑːn / - AH-nahn; [ 2] 8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. [ 3] Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. [ 4]
Apr 2, 2014 · Kofi Annan was the former secretary-general of the United Nations and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Aug 16, 2024 · Kofi Annan, Ghanaian international civil servant, who served two terms as secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) from 1997 to 2006. He was the corecipient, with the United Nations, of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2001.
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Aug 18, 2018 · Kofi Annan, the soft-spoken and patrician diplomat from Ghana who became the seventh secretary general of the United Nations, projecting himself and his organization as the world’s conscience and...
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world body through one of its most turbulent periods, died early Saturday at age 80.
Kofi A. Annan of Ghana, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, is the first to be elected from the ranks of UN staff. His first five-year term began on 1 January 1997 and, following his subsequent re-appointment by the UN Member States, he will begin a second five-year term on 1 January 2002.
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Aug 18, 2018 · Kofi Annan was awarded the Peace Prize for having revitalized the UN and for having given priority to human rights. The Nobel Committee also recognized his commitment to the struggle to contain the spreading of the HIV virus in Africa and his declared opposition to international terrorism.
