Kofi Annan dies, former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize 2001

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He headed the delegation of international personalities who signed the Declaration of Aiete in 2011, a manifesto that led to ETA's announcement of the definitive cessation of its armed activity.

 

The former Secretary General of the UN and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2001, the Ghanaian Kofi Annan, died today, August 18, 2018, at the age of 80, according to his family.

His relatives have posted a message on Annan's official Twitter account, stating that the death occurred after receiving treatment for a disease in a hospital in Switzerland.

For now, the family has not wanted to reveal the illness suffered by the former president of the United Nations and has asked for "privacy in this moment of mourning."

"With great sadness, the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner, went peacefully this Saturday, August 18, after a short illness," they explained. your close friends "His wife, Nane, and their children, Kojo, Ama and Nina, were by his side during his last days," the message adds.

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 ...

 

Active until your last days

Annan remained active until his last days, leading the delegation of the NGO The Elders, founded by Nelson Mandela, who visited Zimbabwe during the electoral process at the end of July.

The first sub-Saharan leader of the UN entered the organization in 1962 and was promoted in its ranks until reaching the general secretariat in 1997, a role he would perform until 2006.

His time at the head of the main international organization was marked by his program to reform the institution and by his support for the international community's support to Africa and the fight against AIDS.

In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with the UN for "his work for a better organized and more peaceful world".

 

Active in the peace conference of Aiete

Precisely, Kofi Annan led the arrival of the six international personalities who signed the Declaration of Aiete in 2011, a key manifesto in the resolution of the Basque conflict and that led to ETA's announcement of the definitive cessation of its armed activity.

Along with Kofi Annan, they participated in the summit of Aiete in Donostia / San Sebastian, Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Jonathan Powell, Gro Harmel Brundtland and Pierre Joxe.