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Kofi Annan was the 7thSecretary General of the United Nations. He suddenly passed away at the age of 80 on August 18, 2018. His journey as a diplomat was a life full of triumphs and tragedies.  Annan received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. He was the first UN staff member to rise up through the general ranks to its top executive position. Rwanda and Bosnia Herzegovina dominated his peacekeeping efforts, which turned into genocide during his tenure. Kofi served two terms as Secretary General where he promised the United States to reform the world body. He reached out to people on all levels of society to become good will ambassadors for the UN. He’s been compared to Dag Hammarskjold one of the earlier unparalleled leaders of the United Nations.  Join Tom Osborne and his news team Dr. David Kanervo, Mary Saliba and Ken McCaleb for this special biographical presentation.  The original premiere broadcast was on WLEA1480am radio on August 25, 2018 at 6pm EST and is now available worldwide on iTunes and through the