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Kofi Annan

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Apr 8, 1938 – Aug 18, 2018(80 years)Died in:Bern, Bern-Mittelland District

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Awards(7)

Nobel Peace PrizeKora AwardsGrand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of AustriaGrand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyGottlieb Duttweiler PrizeGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicTorstein Dale Memorial Prize

Spouse(2)

Nane AnnanTiti Alakija

Education(8)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyMIT Sloan School of ManagementGraduate Institute of International StudiesMfantsipim SchoolMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of GenevaMacalester CollegeSloan Fellows Program

Kofi Annan (* April 8, 1938 in Kumasi; † August 18, 2018 in Bern) was a 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was 80 years old. He was married to Nane Annan and Titi Alakija. He had 3 children. His education included Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Mfantsipim School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Geneva, Macalester College and Sloan Fellows Program. His faith was Protestantism. He received 7 awards, including Nobel Peace Prize, Kora Awards. His cause of death was disease.

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13 Events

Born in Kumasi, Ashanti Region

1938

Mfantsipim School

1954

until 1957

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

1958

until 1961

Graduate Institute of International Studies

1961

until 1962

Married Titi Alakija

1965

until 1983

MIT Sloan School of Management

1971

until 1972

Married Nane Annan

1984

until 2018

Kora Awards

2000

Nobel Peace Prize

2001

Torstein Dale Memorial Prize

2002

Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria

2006

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

2010

Died in Bern, Bern-Mittelland District (disease)

2018

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Kofi Annan. Forever remembered.