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Article: Kofi A. Annan, United Nations Secretary-General -- Biographical Note.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 November 2000-UN: Kofi A. Annan, United Nations Secretary-General -- Biographical Note (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Kofi Annan of Ghana is the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. The first Secretary-General to be elected from the ranks of United Nations staff, he began his term on 1 January 1997.

Mr. Annan's priorities as Secretary-General have been to revitalize the United Nations through a comprehensive programme of reform; to strengthen the Organization's traditional work in the areas of development and the maintenance of international peace and security; to encourage and advocate human ...

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