Kofi Atta Annan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kofi Atta Annan, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Ghana.

3 records1997–20053 events1 places

Chronological biography

1997

General Secretary1 January 1997

Warfare / United Nations · Secretary General United Nations

Appointed GeneralSecretary of the United Nations

1999

MONUC Peacekeeping Mission Established30 November 1999

Warfare / Military · United Nations Secretary-General · New York

Oversees United Nations preparations after the Security Council establishes MONUC to support implementation of the Lusaka agreement.

2005

Conference of African Union31 January 2005

Warfare / United Nations · Secretary General United Nations

25 African heads of state and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in attendance, Nigeria

Titles and roles

Secretary General United Nations · United Nations Secretary-General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.