Kofi Annan
1938 to 2018
10 documented presences
10 places
Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for Kofi Annan across 10 places, from 1938 to 2018. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 to 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Kofi Annan was documented, and when
8 April 1938exact date
Kumasiattested
“Kofi Annan was born in Fante New Town, an ethnic Fante community in Kumasi in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) on 8 April 1938.”
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8 April 1938exact date
Gold Coast (British colony)attested
“Kofi Annan was born in Fante New Town, an ethnic Fante community in Kumasi in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) on 8 April 1938.”
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1954 to 1957period
Cape Coastattested
“From 1954 to 1957, Annan attended the elite Mfantsipim, an all-boys Methodist boarding school in Cape Coast founded in the 1870s.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1961year
Macalester Collegeattested
“He received a Ford Foundation grant, enabling him to complete his undergraduate studies in economics at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, in 1961.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1961year
Saint Paul, Minnesotaattested
“He received a Ford Foundation grant, enabling him to complete his undergraduate studies in economics at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, in 1961.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1961 to 1962period
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studiesattested
“Annan then completed a DEA degree in International Relations at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1961 to 1962.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1961 to 1962period
Genevaattested
“Annan then completed a DEA degree in International Relations at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1961 to 1962.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1971year
MIT Sloan School of Managementattested
“After some years of work experience, he studied at the MIT Sloan School of Management (1971–72) in the Sloan Fellows program and earned a master's degree in management.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
November 2008month
Zimbabweattested
“In November 2008, Annan and fellow elders Jimmy Carter and Graça Machel attempted to travel to Zimbabwe to make a first-hand assessment of the humanitarian situation in the country.”
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18 August 2018exact date
Bernattested
“Annan died on the morning of 18 August 2018 in Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 80, after a short illness.”
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Places Kofi Annan is documented in
Bern1 presence · 2018Geneva1 presence · 1961
Cape Coast1 presence · 1954
Gold Coast (British colony)1 presence · 1938
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies1 presence · 1961
Kumasi1 presence · 1938
Macalester College1 presence · 1961
MIT Sloan School of Management1 presence · 1971
Saint Paul, Minnesota1 presence · 1961
Zimbabwe1 presence · 2008
Other places tied to Kofi Annan in the record
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1957year
Mfantsipim Schoolmentioned
“In 1957, the year Annan graduated from Mfantsipim, the Gold Coast gained independence from the UK and began using the name "Ghana".”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1958year
Kumasimentioned
“In 1958, Annan began studying economics at the Kumasi College of Science and Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology of Ghana.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1974 to 1976period
Accramentioned
“From 1974 to 1976, he worked as a manager of the state-owned Ghana Tourist Development Company in Accra.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1980year
Genevamentioned
“In 1980 he became the head of personnel for the office of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1983year
New Yorkmentioned
“In 1983 he became the director of administrative management services of the UN Secretariat in New York.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
March 1993month
Somaliamentioned
“Annan replaced Goulding in March 1993 as Under-Secretary-General of that department after American officials persuaded Boutros-Ghali that Annan was more flexible and more aligned with the role that the Pentagon expected of UN peacekeeper…”
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29 August 1995exact date
Bosniamentioned
“On 29 August 1995, while Boutros-Ghali was unreachable on an aeroplane, Annan instructed United Nations officials to "relinquish for a limited period of time their authority to veto air strikes in Bosnia".”
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November 1995month
Former Yugoslaviamentioned
“He was appointed a special representative of the Secretary-General to the former Yugoslavia, serving from November 1995 to March 1996.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
1998year
Nigeriamentioned
“In 1998, Annan was deeply involved in supporting the transition from military to civilian rule in Nigeria.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
2000 to 2006period
Lebanonmentioned
“In 2000, he was responsible for certifying Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, and in 2006, he led talks in New York between the presidents of Cameroon and Nigeria, which led to a settlement of the dispute between the two countries over th…”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
March 2000month
Rwandamentioned
“In the March 2000 Millennium Report to the UN, Annan asked: "If humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on sovereignty, how should we respond to a Rwanda, to a Srebrenica – to gross and systematic violations of huma…”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
March 2000month
Srebrenicamentioned
“In the March 2000 Millennium Report to the UN, Annan asked: "If humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on sovereignty, how should we respond to a Rwanda, to a Srebrenica – to gross and systematic violations of huma…”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
26 July 2000exact date
UN Headquartersmentioned
“On 26 July 2000, the United Nations Global Compact was officially launched at UN headquarters in New York.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
26 July 2000exact date
New Yorkmentioned
“On 26 July 2000, the United Nations Global Compact was officially launched at UN headquarters in New York.”
source: Wikipedia: Kofi Annan
2003year
December 2003month
2004year
19 September 2006exact date
19 September 2006exact date
2007year
23 February 2012exact date
24 August 2017exact date
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