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Kofi Annan

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Kofi Annan

1938 – 2018 · aged 80 · Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Kofi Annan was the first Secretary-General to rise from within the UN's own ranks and led it from 1997 to 2006, sharing the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the organisation. He died in Switzerland at 80.

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“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.”

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Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan spoke with the media at the United Nations Office at Geneva following the June 30, 2012 Meeting of the Action Group for Syria.
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Kofi Annan at the Munich Security Conference 2018
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Interviewing Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan, jan 9, 2011
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Kofi Annan's three key UN speeches
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Kofi Annan: "Interventions: A Life in War and Peace"
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The Speech the UN Would Rather Forget: Kofi Annan on Israel and Double Standards
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Kofi Annan: The World I'm Working To Create
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Beth Freeman
5 Jun 2026

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Still with us

A life fully lived. Thank you, Kofi.

Alexis Fisher25 Jun 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

Jimmy Yoon
22 May 2026

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Kofi could.

Linda Johnson23 May 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

Kayla Gordon2 Jun 2026

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Beautifully said.

Juan Gutierrez
8 Jan 2026

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I never met Kofi, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Peter Wolf26 Jan 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Kyle Anderson
6 Dec 2025

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Whatever you thought of the politics, Kofi served, and served with conviction.

Jennifer Pratt21 Jan 2026

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Yes. This.

Grace Reyes28 Jun 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

Madison Burns
12 Sept 2025

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Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Nancy Cho7 Oct 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

Pierre Simon
1 Sept 2025

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We disagreed on plenty, but I never doubted Kofi cared. That's rarer than it should be.

Javier Estrada
15 Jun 2025

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The world is a little quieter today.

Holly Gilbert
7 Apr 2025

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Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Kofi was one of them.

Nancy Cho7 Apr 2025

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Yes. This.

Hamish Turner18 Jul 2026

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Yes. This.

Jerome Johnson
25 Mar 2025

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Kofi changed the course of history for people like me. I will never forget that.

Cristina Herrera
15 Mar 2025

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Sending love to everyone grieving today. Kofi belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.

Rachel Anderson2 Apr 2025

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Araceli Santiago🇺🇸18d ago
Glenn Evans🇺🇸27d ago
Claudia Ott🇺🇸28d ago
You were one of a kind.
Nancy Pham🇺🇸27 Jul 2026
Elaine Wang🇨🇦26 Jul 2026
Andrew Jordan🇺🇸18 Jul 2026
Rachel Dean🇺🇸18 Jul 2026
Rest easy.
Stefano Mariani🇺🇸8 Jul 2026
Hamish Hill🇺🇸27 Jun 2026
Karen Peterson🇺🇸26 Jun 2026
Rest now.
Fiona Norman🇺🇸24 Jun 2026
Robert Howard🇺🇸18 Jun 2026
You were one of a kind.
Blanca Rios🇺🇸11 Jun 2026
Dolores Ramirez🇺🇸3 Jun 2026
Isaiah Simmons🇺🇸28 May 2026
Philip Allen🇺🇸22 May 2026
Anonymous🇬🇧20 May 2026
With love from England.
Amanda Holland🇺🇸13 May 2026
Thinking of the family today.
Kayla Gordon🇺🇸9 May 2026
You made the world better.
Stefano Mariani🇺🇸27 Mar 2026
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  1. 8 April 1938
    Born in Kumasi, Ghana
  2. 18 August 2018
    Died in Bern, Switzerland
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