Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan dies at age of 80

 

File photo taken on Aug. 30, 2006 shows then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan shaking hands with Palestinian National Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan passed away at the age of 80 on Saturday, the Geneva-based Kofi Annan Foundation announced. (Xinhua)