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The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and justice.
Kofi Annan
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Kofi Annan
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 8
Died: 2018
Died: August 18
Diplomat
Economist
Politician
Coomassie
Kofi Atta Annan
Annan
Kofi A. Annan
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Justice
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Peoples
Peace
Tolerance
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Equality
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