Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (born 8 Aprile 1938; deed 18 August 2018) wis a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seivent Secretary-General o the Unitit Naitions frae 1 Januar 1997 tae 31 December 2006. Annan an the Unitit Naitions wur the co-recipients o the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his foondin the Global AIDS and Health Fund for tae support developin kintras in thair fecht tae care for thair fowk. He deed in 2018, in Bern, Swisserland, efter a short illness.
Kofi Annan | |
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Secretar-General o the Unitit Naitions | |
In office 1 Januar 1997 – 31 December 2006 | |
Depute | Louise Fréchette Mark Malloch Brown |
Precedit bi | Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
Succeedit bi | Ban Ki-moon |
Unitit Naitions an Arab League Envoy tae Sirie | |
In office 23 Februar 2012 – 31 August 2012 | |
Secretar General | Ban Ki-moon (UN) Nabil Elaraby (AL) |
Precedit bi | Poseetion established |
Succeedit bi | Lakhdar Brahimi |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 Apryle 1938 Comassie, Gold Coast (nou Kumasi, Ghana) |
Dee'd | 18 August 2018 (aged 80) Bern, Swisserland |
Naitionality | Ghanaian |
Spoose(s) | Titi Alakija (1965–late 1970s) Nane Lagergren (1984–2018) |
Relations | Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan |
Bairns | Kojo Ama Nina |
Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah Varsity o Science an Technology Macalester College Graduate Institute o Internaitional an Development Studies Massachusetts Institute o Technology |
Religion | Protestantism[1] |
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References
eedit- ↑ Lefevere, Patricia (11 December 1998). "Annan: `Peace is never a perfect achievement' – United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan". National Catholic Reporter. Archived frae the original on 13 Julie 2012. Retrieved 26 Februar 2008.
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