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Líderes del mundo deploraron este sábado la muerte del ex secretario general de la ONU y premio Nobel de la Paz Kofi Annan quien falleció a los 80 años. Annan, de nacionalidad ghanesa, y que vivía en Suiza, fue el séptimo secretario general de la ONU. Fue el primer ciudadano originario de África subsahariana en ocupar ese cargo.

HO/AFP(FILES) In this handout file released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 9, 2012 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan (L) in the Syrian capital Damascus. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / SANA / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO/ SANA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 13, 2008 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) in Tehran. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / Behrouz MEHRI
PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 30, 2013 Former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan and his wife Nane leave the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam after attending the investiture of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / Patrik STOLLARZ
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 1, 2012 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) meets with UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND
KAREL PRINSLOO/AFP(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 2, 1998 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan shakes hands with South African President Nelson Mandela in a meeting on the sidelines of the 12th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which begins tomorrow. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / KAREL PRINSLOO
JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 23, 1997 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (L) speaks to reporters as US President Bill Clinton (R) looks on during a press conference at the White House in Washington. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / JOYCE NALTCHAYAN
ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 11, 2000 Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) and General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan (R) review a guard of honor upon Annan's arrival in Havana. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / Adalberto ROQUE
ERIC DRAPER/Picture-Alliance/AFPUnited States President George W. Bush meets with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan and senior staff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2001..Mandatory Credit: Eric Draper - White House via CNP. | usage worldwide