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Kofi Annan, UN Leader Who Won Peace Prize, Dies at 80
- He dealt with wars and genocide during five decades at UN
- Annan’s handling of peacekeeping was criticized as ineffective
Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan poses during a photo session in Paris on December 11, 2017.
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Kofi Annan, the soft-spoken Ghanaian diplomat who served as the first United Nations secretary-general from sub-Saharan Africa, has died.
Annan died Saturday after an unspecified short illness, according to a statement from his family and the Kofi Annan Foundation. He was 80.