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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
Kofi Annan
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Kofi Annan
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 8
Died: 2018
Died: August 18
Diplomat
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Kofi Atta Annan
Annan
Kofi A. Annan
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