Kofi Annan: The exemplary leader
By Guardian Exclusive
21 August 2018 |
9:53 am
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel peace prize winner, passed on Saturday at the age of 80. The late diplomat was the first black African to be appointed UN secretary-general, where he served two terms between 1997 and 2006.
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