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Detailed explanation-1: -Kofi Atta Annan (/ˈkoʊfi ˈʌnʌn/; 8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the first black man to ever hold the position, has died at the age of 80. According to a statement posted on Twitter, Annan died after a short illness and was with his wife and children at the end.

Detailed explanation-3: -Annan served two terms as U.N. secretary-general in New York from 1997 to 2006 and retired to live in a Swiss village in the Geneva countryside. His 10-year-old foundation promotes good governance and the transformation of African agriculture. “In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kofi Annan, in full Kofi Atta Annan, (born April 8, 1938, Kumasi, Gold Coast [now Ghana]-died August 18, 2018, Bern, Switzerland), Ghanaian international civil servant, who was the secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) from 1997 to 2006.

Detailed explanation-5: -Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Human Rights Day 2022 (10 December 2022).