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Kofi Annan buried in Ghana

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Update: 2018-09-14 16:37:49
Kofi Annan buried in Ghana Kofi Annan's body inside the coffin

The former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Atta Annan has been laid to rest  in his native Ghana (September 13), after a state funeral attended by people from all walks of life including leaders from all over the world.

Annan, a Ghanaian national and Noble peace prize laureate, died in a Swiss hospital last month at the age of 80. He was surrounded in his last days by his second wife Nane and children Ama, Kojo and Nina.

The family of Kofi Annan has shared emotional and powerful tributes, describing him as a ‘special father’ and an ‘extraordinary human being’.

Opera singer Barbara Hendricks, a UN refugee council goodwill ambassador who sang at Annan’s Nobel ceremony, performed the civil rights anthem “Oh, Freedom” at the funeral of Christian prayers and song.

Source: africanews

BDST: 1636 HRS, SEP 14, 2018

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