Kofi+Annan

Kofi Annan

o Current City: o Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana o Sex:Male o Birthday:April 8, 1938 o Political Views:Opposes dictatorship o Religious Views:Christian o Bio: Kofi Annan was born in 1938 on April 8th in Kumasi, Ghana. He comes from a well educated family. His father worked as an export manager at a cocoa company. Kofi was also very educated as he attended good boarding schools and attended Macalester College where he studied economics. He later joined the World Health Organization (WHO) as a budget officer. He then took a few years break from this organization and worked as the managing director of the Ghana Tourist Development Company. Shortly afterwards, Kofi went back to working with the UN. During the late 1980s, he was appointed to secretary general of the UN. In 1990, during the gulf war, he helped negotiate with Baghdad on oil sales to fund humanitarian relief. He returned to his duties as secretary general. Also in 1996, Kofi was urged to replace the secretary general of Egypt. During this time, Kofi was married to a lawyer from Sweden, Nane Annan, who was also interested in learning and working for the United Nations. Nane's influences over Kofi resulted in him helping the fight against HIV/AIDS as well as fighting off global terrorists. Later on, Kofi had two kids with Nane, Koja and Ama. Kofi was also involved in other countries including the United States of whom he urged not to fight with Iraq without the support of the United Nations. Around this time, probably his most major accomplishment, Kofi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001. He ended his long career working for the United Nations on September 19, 2006. Kofi currently resides at the board of directors for the United Nations, as well as being appointed chancellor of the University of Ghana. He still lives to this day and is very active in politics and the United Nations, of which he came back from formally ending his career. - **Relationships** o Mother: Victoria o Father: Henry o Daughters: None o Sons: Kojo and Ama o Brothers: Four brothers o Sisters: None - **Likes and Interest** o Activities:Studying, doing homework, being with family, fighting against HIV/AIDS and global terrorists. o Interests:Politics, education, history o Music:Tribal music, relaxing music o Books:Any books involved with politics and government o Movies:Election, Blood Diamond, Sicko o Television: law and order, history channel, good wife - **Education and Work** o High School:Boarding School in Ghana (Mfantsipim School) o College/University: Macalester College o Employer:Secretary General of UN
 * - Favorite Quotations**:Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family

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Groups** Click here to find a group to join! You must join 10 groups from this site and this site only!!

GROUP 1: African union group I joined this group because Kofi Annan is from Ghana. He grew up in Africa. He was a big part of the government system in Africa. He was the secretary general of UN, winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

GROUP 2: Model United Nations This group is a perfect group for Kofi. Throughout his life he was invovled with the United Nations. Kofi went from the a simple worker to the Secretary-General. Kofi also was involved in the World Health Organization. Kofi was very interested in the helping and safety aspect of the United Nations.

GROUP 3:Super training This group is about all types of science. Kofi got a Master of science degree in management. He was interested in science and education in general. This group reflects him very well.

GROUP 4: PENSA-UST Kofi Annan grew up in the country of Ghana. This group represents the University of Ghana. Kofi did not attend this college, but this represents the country of Ghana and how he was educated there. Kofi also influenced the country of Ghana once he started working for the UN and made helped tremendously.

GROUP 5: World Assembly of youth Kofi Annan is known for working closely with organizations such as WHO and UNICEF. He promotes organizations in health drugs, population, comm. devolopment, and leadership. This group represents organizations that are like this. Kofi is very active with groups such as this one.

GROUP 6: Pravs World This group is basically a group of peace. Kofi promotes the beliefs of peace and harmony. He is against war and violence and is always helping other people and organizations. This group promotes peace, which is what Kofi is always trying to do.

GROUP 7: Antiwarnm This group represents anti-war, which Kofi is a strong believer of. There are list of protest dates and times in this group as well. Throughout his quotes and actions, Kofi shows that he is against war. An example of this is when he told America to not fight against Iraq.

GROUP 8: AIDS-Africa Kofi Annan and his wife Nane Annan have always both been concerned about HIV/AIDS. This is a main cause of death in Africa. Kofi and his wife both wanted to find ways to help the deadly disease. Kofi came up with the Global AIDS and health Fund to help the cause.

GROUP 9: Sureshkumar-zone Kofi Annan came from a very well educated family. He too was educated in boarding schools and attended a good college. This group helps people who are not educated get jobs, as well as getting educated. Kofi would surely support this group as he sees the importance in education around the world.

GROUP 10: Professors for peace Kofi does not support violence at all. He does his best to promote peace as much as possible. This group works to respond to violence in a peaceful manner, rather than war or violence in return. This group is a group that Kofi would try to promote himself, as he does with many other organizations to promote peace.

Quizzes__ Click here to find a quiz to take! You must take at least 5 quizzes from this site and this site only!! science fiction
 * QUIZ 1:**What novel are you

Kofi Annon got a masters degree in science in the 1970s. He attended very high educated schools in his childhood. His main interests included learning of other languages and science. He is also a very creative person. This explains why his novel type is science fiction.

Bohemian Lush
 * QUIZ 2:**Which feeling are you?

This quiz showed what feeling Kofi Annan is. His result was Bohemian Lush, most likely because he does not have a dark side to him. He is peaceful and always looking to help people. He helps organizations like WHO and HIV/AIDS research foundations. He is a colorful happy person.

Dawn Kofi Annan is always showing compassion and thriving towards peace. Dawn is a peaceful time of day, when nothing is going on except birds and the sun rise. Kofi is against war and violence, therefore he would not be an active and busy time of the day. The 70s This result is very accurate for Kofi Annan. Many of his great achievements occurred around this time period. Around this time is when he started to become more and more apart of the United Nations. He was slowly being promoted as the years went on.
 * QUIZ 3:**What time of the day are you?
 * QUIZ 4:**Which era are you from?

Enjoying the beach Kofi Annan is always known for his great positive attitude. He is always trying to help others and tries to end violence and other issues around the world. He also is close to his own family and enjoys being with his peers as well. The beach is the perfect place to do this, as well as a nice peaceful environment that suits Kofi very well.
 * QUIZ 5:**How should you spend your summer?

Bibliography:

Famous People. "Kofi Annan." //Famous People//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 June 2010. .

"Kofi Annan - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 8 Jun 2010 []

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