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Kofi Anan Dies At 80
Kofi Anan Dies At 80
Former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80.
According to Ghanaian media, he died in Switzerland, this morning August 18th after a brief illness.
Mr. Annan was the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Born in Kumasi on April 8, 1938, Annan was UN secretary General from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize