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Reform is a process, and not an event.
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
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Kofi A. Annan
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Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.
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