Accra, Xinhua News Agency, August 18 Title: Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Xinhua News Agency reporter Shi Song Zhao Shuting
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan died in Switzerland on the morning of the 18th due to illness at the age of 80.
Annan was born on April 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana. In his early years, Annan studied at the Kumasi Institute of Technology in Ghana (now Nkrumah University of Technology), studied in the United States and Switzerland, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from McAlester College in Minnesota and a master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In 1962, Annan joined the United Nations and worked for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and the World Health Organization. After the October War in the Middle East in 1974, he served as civilian commander of the United Nations Emergency Force in Cairo. In 1986, Annan was promoted to Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. In 1993, Annan became Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Affairs at the United Nations, overseeing United Nations peacekeeping operations in various locations.
On 17 December 1996, the 51st session of the General Assembly appointed Annan as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. Annan was inaugurated on 1 January 1997 and was re-elected in 2001 for a term ending 31 December 2006.
In February 1998, Annan personally went to Baghdad to mediate the U.S.-Iraq crisis over weapons verification and reached an agreement with Iraq, raising hopes for averting war and resolving the crisis peacefully.
On 12 October 2001, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the United Nations and Its Secretary-General Annan had jointly been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their important contributions to the promotion of world peace.
After stepping down as Secretary-General of the United Nations, Annan established the Kofi Annan Foundation in Switzerland in 2007. As an independent non-profit organization, the Foundation focuses on issues such as poverty, hunger, armed conflict, governance and development.
During his tenure as Secretary-General of the United Nations, Annan visited China several times.
Annan is fluent in English, French and several African languages. His wife, Nane Annan, is a Swede who wrote books for children about the United Nations. Annan and his wife have three children.
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