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Kofi Annan Profile, Biography, Early Life, Education, Family Background
Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former UN Secretary Kofi Annan Profile, Biography, Early Life, Education, Family Background, Struggle
Kofi Annan was the former secretary-general of the United Nations and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kofi Annan was born into an aristocratic family in Ghana on April 8, 1938.
Kofi Annan attended a number of schools and colleges, studying international relations in the United States and Switzerland, and became an international civil servant working for the United Nations in 1962.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Atta Annan was born within minutes of his twin sister, Efua Atta, on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana.
The grandchild and nephew of three tribal chiefs, Kofi Annan was raised in one of Ghana's aristocratic families.
In his mid-teens, Kofi Annan attended an elite Methodist boarding school called Mfantsipim, where he learned that "suffering anywhere concerns people everywhere.
Upon He graduated from the school in 1957, Ghana gained independence from Britain; it was the first British African colony to do so.
Kofi Annan went on to pursue higher education, attending four different colleges: Kumasi College of Science and Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Macalester College in St.
Kofi Annan earned a number of degrees, including a Master of Science, and studied international relations.
