Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name.… - Kofi Annan

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Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.

Kofi Annan

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Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Native Name: Kofi Atta Annan

Alternative Names: Annan • Kofi A. Annan • Busumuru Kofi Atta Annan

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