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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (2nd R) addresses a session alongside Kofi Annan (L), chairman of Alliance for a Green Revolution, Irish rock star Bob Geldof (2nd L) and Peter Eigen, a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), during the World... View Photo »
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Chief of Syria's major opposition political group Syrian National Council Burhan Ghalioun speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, May 11, 2012. Ghalioun said Friday that the cease-fire brokered by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan was "in crisis" because... View Photo »
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President of the Chinese Investment Corporation, Gao Xiqing (L) and Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (R), are pictured at the World Economic Forum in Addis Ababa, on May 10, 2012. Eight African leaders and former British prime minister Gordon... View Photo »
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Israelis and Arab Israelis demonstrate in front of the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv on March 11, 2012, in support of the Syrian people calling for President Bashar al-Assad to leave Syria. Peace envoy Kofi Annan left Syria empty-handed on March 11, after... View Photo »
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The Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan (L) speaks with Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly during a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 8, 2012. Syria is finding it... View Photo »
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The Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan, left, and President of the United Nations General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, right, shake hands before their official talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland,... View Photo »
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The Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan smiles next to President of the United Nations General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, not pictured, before a meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May... View Photo »
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A Syrian airport worker carries a box with equipment for the UN observers at the Damascus airport in Syria, Tuesday, May, 8, 2012. Special envoy Kofi Annan is to brief the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday about the situation in the country, where about... View Photo »
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A vehicle for the UN observers is offloaded from a plane at the Damascus airport in Syria, Tuesday, May, 8, 2012. Special envoy Kofi Annan is to brief the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday about the situation in the country, where about 40 U.N. observers... View Photo »
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United Nations and Arab League envoy for the crisis in Syria, Kofi Annan speaks during a joint press conference with Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran on April 11, 2012. Annan said the situation in Syria should be 'much... View Photo »
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United Nations and Arab League envoy for the crisis in Syria, Kofi Annan (L) shakes hands with Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Akbar Salehi (R) in Tehran on April 11, 2012. Annan said the situation in Syria should be 'much improved' by an April... View Photo »
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French former President Jacques Chirac (R) sits next to former UN secretary general Kofi Annan on June 9, 2008, at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, during the offical launch the foundation Chirac for sustainable development and cultural diversity. Annan... View Photo »
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Former U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan (2nd L) sits between his wife Nane Annan (L) and her mother Nina Lagergren during the centennial of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Lund April 24, 2012. Nina... View Photo »
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Former U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan is flanked by his wife Nane Annan, left, and her mother Nina Lagergren, right, during the centenniel jubilation of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Lund,... View Photo »
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A picture shows the destruction of homes allegedly by Syria government forces in the city of Rastan, just north of the central resitive city of Homs, on April 18, 2012. The internationally-backed ceasefire in Syria is in a fragile state and the... View Photo »
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Morocco's counterpart Saadeddin al-Othmani, not pictured, in Moscow on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Lavrov warned that only the U.N. Security Council has the authority to evaluate the fulfillment of Kofi... View Photo »
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, shakes hands with Morocco's counterpart Saadeddin al-Othmani in Moscow on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Lavrov warned that only the U.N. Security Council has the authority to evaluate the fulfillment of Kofi... View Photo »
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Arab League Secretary General, Nabil al-Arabi, left, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad ben Jassem, center, and UN and Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, right, take part in the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Arab League to discuss the situation... View Photo »
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UN and Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan looks on during the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Arab League in Doha to discuss the situation in Syria on April 17, 2012, as UN observers acknowledge that they face a tough task to firm up a ceasefire... View Photo »
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Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (L), Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani (C) and UN and Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, during the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Arab League in Doha... View Photo »
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Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1 January 1997 to 1 January 2007. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. Full Article
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