Kofi Annan, who served as the Secretary-General for ... RELATED VIDEO: Angelina Jolie Speaks at the U.N. Annan, who was born in Ghana, has the distinction of being the first black African to ...

Nane Lagergren Annan married Kofi 34 years ago after they first met ... the UN High Commissioner for Refugees as a legal officer. Born in October 1944, Nane is a Swedish lawyer and a maternal ...

Kofi Annan (full name Kofi Atta Annan) was born on April 8, 1938 in the Kofandros section of Kumasi in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). He served as UN Secretary General for two consecutive terms ...