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Kofi annan cause of death.
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (8 April &#; 18 August ) was a Ghanaiandiplomat. He served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. He did this from 1 January to 31 December Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
They were awarded the prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world".[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana, to an elite family.
His parents, Henry Reginald and Madam Rose Eshun are from the two major ethnic groups that make up the Akan – one of the groups of indigenous people of Ghana.
His father was half Asante and half Fante; his mother was Fante.
Kofi annan children
The Asante were gold merchants while the Fante tribe were the middlemen in the gold trade between the Asante and the British.
Annan, whose first name means "born on a Friday", also had a twin sister, who died in from a still yet unknown disease.
In Ghanaian culture, twins are considered special and are