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.
He served two terms at the UN from 1997 to 2006 and was the first black African to take up the role.
The Kofi Annan Foundation confirmed his death on Saturday, saying he passed away peacefully after a short illness. He died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of the morning.
His foundation announced his death in a tweet on Saturday, saying that he died after a short unspecified illness.
Annan spent virtually his entire career as an administrator in the United Nations. He served two terms as secretary-general from Jan. 1, 1997 to Dec. 31, 2006, capped nearly mid-way when he and the U.N. were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.
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