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Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has passed away

Kofi Annan passed away from a “short illness” on Saturday, his family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announced in a statement. Annan, a former diplomat from Ghana, led the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.

Axar.az informs citing RT.

In 2001, Annan and the UN were co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.

After his tenure as secretary general, he served as the UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria in 2012, until he became frustrated with the lack of progress.

Date
2018.08.18 / 14:33
Author
Axar.az
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