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HIV/AIDS has become much more than a health issue. HIV/AIDS is a development issue, it's a security issue.

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Kofi Annan
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 8
Died: 2018
Died: August 18
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Kofi Atta Annan
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Kofi A. Annan
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