Kofi Annan Dies At 80

Former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Anan is dead.

The Ghanaian diplomat died at the age of 80 after a brief illness, reports say

He was the seventh secretary general of the UN between 1997 and 2006 .He also won the Nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work.

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, on 8 April 1938, he was the first secretary general to emerge from the ranks of United Nations staff.

He died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland with his wife, Nane, and three children Ama, Kojo and Nina, by his side.

Annan’s foundation issued a statement on his Twitter account on Saturday morning that described him as a “global statesman and deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world”

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