Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan has Died [Photo]

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The world is mourning once again.

Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan has died. He 80 years old.

Annan was known to be the most celebrated and mesmerizing diplomats of our time. He was also the first African secretary general at the United Nations.

Annan’s camp made the announcement about his on Twitter and Instagram.

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It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness…

A post shared by Kofi Annan (@kofiannan) on Aug 18, 2018 at 3:30am PDT

Thoughts and Prayers are with his family.