Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies aged 80

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Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies aged 80

Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:39 am

News coming in about Kofi Annan. He has died aged 80.

Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, dies aged 80

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45232892


What will his legacy be ?
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Re: Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies aged 80

Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:04 am

Sad, Kofi Annan was a good leader for the UN.
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Re: Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies aged 80

Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:35 pm

Very sad. He was a great leader, a great man with the highest integrity and a calm but at the same time forcefull voice in a very troublesome world, wether it was dealing with Moscow, Bejing, Baghdad or Washington. R.I.P
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Re: Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies aged 80

Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:43 pm

That's a shame. He commanded a massive amount of respect fairly universally.
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