Kofi Annan, Diplomat Who Redefined the U.N., Dies at 80

[Chris K]

Kofi Annan, a soft-spoken and patrician diplomat from Ghana, who became the seventh secretary general of the United Nations, projecting himself and his organization as the world’s conscience and moral arbiter despite bloody debacles that left indelible stains on his record as a peacekeeper, died on Saturday. He was 80.

His death, after a short illness, was confirmed by his family in a statement from the Kofi Annan Foundation, which is based in Switzerland.

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, he was the first black African to head the United Nations, and led the organization for two successive five-year terms beginning in 1997 — a decade of turmoil that challenged the sprawling body and redefined its place in a changing world.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/o...nnan-dead.html


Thanks for your effort Sir, RIP. God bless.

[ReallyDedPoet]

RIP

[Jimbuna]

The BBC aired an interview he gave them on their HARDTALK programme in April this year (his last interview I believe) and I found it most interesting. Even with the eloquence of diplomatic language which he was obviously well versed at it was abundantly clear he was no fan of Trump.

RIP Sir