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Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.

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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
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Kofi A. Annan
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