Kofi Atta Annan
Nobel Prize laureate in Peace 2001
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Kofi Atta Annan, born on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Gold Coast, was a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1997 to 2006. He was the first sub-Saharan African to hold this position. Annan dedicated his life to promoting peace and sustainable development. He passed away on August 18, 2018. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work for a better organized and more peaceful world.
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- Who is Kofi Atta Annan?
- Kofi Atta Annan, born on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Gold Coast, was a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1997 to 2006. He was the first sub-Saharan African to hold this position. Annan dedicated his life to promoting peace and sustainable development. He passed away on August 18, 2018. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work for a better organized and more peaceful world.
- In what year did Kofi Atta Annan win the Nobel Prize?
- 2001 — Peace