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'Guiding force for good;' Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at 80
Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations has died.
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Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
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Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Dies at 80
Kofi Annan, the diplomat from Ghana who led the United Nations for two successive five-year terms starting in 1997, died Saturday. He was 80 and died after a short illness, according to a statement issued by the Kofi Annan Foundation. Annan, who was born in Ghana, was the first black African to lead the United Nations and also the first to rise from within the staff of the multilateral organization .
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Kofi Annan Dead at 80: Seven Things You Didn't Know About Charismatic Former UN Leader
The former UN chief has died at the age of 80.
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Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan dies at 80
"Kofi Annan was a guiding force for good... In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations," said current U.N. chief António Guterres.
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