Kofi Annan

8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018

Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. He and the United Nations were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for their work toward a better organized and more peaceful world.

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Born in Kumasi, Gold Coast
8 April 1938

Kofi Atta Annan was born in Kumasi in what is now Ghana.

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Studied economics at Macalester College
1961

Annan completed undergraduate studies in economics in the United States.

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Began career with the United Nations
1962

Annan joined the World Health Organization, beginning a long career in the UN system.

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Appointed UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
1993

Annan headed the UN's peacekeeping operations department.

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Became Secretary-General of the United Nations
1997 – 31 December 2006

Annan began his first term as the seventh UN Secretary-General.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
2001

Annan and the United Nations jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Founded the Kofi Annan Foundation
2007

Annan established a foundation promoting global governance, peace, and development.

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Died in Bern, Switzerland
18 August 2018

Annan died in Bern at the age of 80.

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