Kofi Annan

Also known as Kofi Atta Annan, Annan, Kofi A. Annan, Busumuru Kofi Atta Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

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Kofi Annan was born on April 8, 1938, and died on August 18, 2018. He had three children. His professional work began on January 1, 1997. He was affiliated with the Kofi Annan Foundation.

Annan received one Nobel Prize. He is recognized in the Nobel Peace collection. He is also recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

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Kumasi, Ghana

Kofi Atta Annan (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. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela. Annan joined the…

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Soros — Self (archive footage)2019
Atomic: History Of The A-Bomb — self (archive footage)2019
The Diplomat — Self2015
Jane's Journey — Self2011
Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 — Self (archive footage)2005
The Peacekeepers — Himself2005
Ghosts of Rwanda — Self2004
Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm — Himself2003
The Corporation — Self (archive footage)2003
Huwelijk kroonprins Willem-Alexander en Máxima Zorreguieta — Self2002

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize2001
“for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world”
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Kofi
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ghana
Place of birth: Kumasi
Place of death: Bern
Child: Kojo Annan
Occupation: politician
Educated at: Sloan Fellows Program
Employer: United Nations
Languages spoken: Akan
Religion: Protestantism
Field of work: politics
Image: Kofi Annan 2012 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 3

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topic's main category: Category:Kofi Annan
Commons category: Kofi Annan
date of birth: 1938-04-08
name in native language: Kofi Atta Annan
member of: The Elders
Commons gallery: Kofi Annan
date of death: 2018-08-18
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: disease
writing language: English language
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
start of work period: 1997-01-01
social media followers: 253550
affiliation string: Kofi Annan Foundation

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Encyclopedic overview

Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela.

Annan joined the United Nations in 1962, working for the World Health Organization's Geneva office. He went on to work in several capacities at the UN Headquarters, including serving as the under-secretary-general for peacekeeping between March 1992 and December 1996. He was appointed secretary-general on 13 December 1996 by the Security Council and later confirmed by the General Assembly, making him the first officeholder to be elected from the UN staff itself. He was re-elected for a second term in 2001 and was succeeded as secretary-general by Ban Ki-moon in 2007.

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