Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
Get the Full StoryCharlie Neibergall APKofi Annan, the first black African secretary-general of the United Nations, has died at the age of 80.
Annan was a charismatic diplomatic fixture who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize with the UN in 2001.
His foundation announced his death in a tweet on Saturday, saying that he died after a short unspecified illness.
GENEVA AP — Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
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