Ghanaians and the world have been shocked by the news of the passing of the former United Nations General Secretary, Kofi Annan. Born on 8 April 1938 in Kumasi, he passed at the age of 80. Mr. Kofi Annan was the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Ghpage.com has been digging for the cause of the death of Busumuru Kofi Annan and from what we have gathered (Unconfirmed), he died from a protracted illness.
A protracted illness is a sickness (could be severe) illness that does not last for a very long. Mostly it does not last for more than some few months, unlike Chronic sickness. Chronic illness on the other is the illness that may not be severe but last for a long time
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Example of Protracted sickness are bronchitis, pneumonia which may be severe but usually resolve after a few months. Diabetes is an example of chronic sickness.
The reports say Busumuru Kofi Annan suffered a prostrated illness and gave in to the sickness in Switzerland where he had gone to seek treatment in the early hours of Saturday, 18 August 2018. It however unknown which type of illness it was.
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Ghpage.com is monitoring to find out the official cause of death from the family and the authorities and will update you when there is any new development.
He was appointed as the Secretary-General on 13 December 1996 by the Security Council and later confirmed by the General Assembly, making him the first officeholder to be elected from the UN staff itself.
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He was re-elected for a second term in 2001 and was succeeded as Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2007. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.
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