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Kofi Annan

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Gender Male
Death5 years ago
Date of birth April 8,1938
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Kumasi
Ghana
Date of died August 18,2018
DiedBern
Switzerland
Spouse Nane Maria Annan
Titi Alakija
Nane Annan
Children Kojo Annan
Ama Annan
Nina Cronstedt de Groot
Height 175 (cm)
Job Actor
Diplomat
Politician
Author
Economist
Awards J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
Indira Gandhi Prize
Profile in Courage Award
Order of the Star of Romania
Nobel Peace Prize
Fulbright Prize
Education MIT Sloan School of Management
NationalityGhanaian
Full nameKofi Atta Annan
Previous positionSecretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2006)
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We the Peoples: A UN for the Twenty-First Century
Confronting Anti-Semitism
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We the Peoples-- : Nobel Peace Message
Annual Report on the Work of the Organization: 2001
Basic Facts About the United Nations
Preventing War and Disaster: A Growing Global Challenge
Partnerships for Global Community: Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, 1998
Global Values: The United Nations and the Rule of Law in the 21st Century
Common Destiny, New Resolve: Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, 2000
In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All : Executive Summary of the Report of the Secretary-General
Yangtze: The Long River
Dag Hammarskjöld and the 21st Century
Dialogue Among Civilizations: The Round Table on the Eve of the United Nations Millennium Summit, Organized by UNESCO and the United Nations with the Support of the Islamic Republic of Iran
We the Children: Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children
Dialogue of Civilizations and the Need for a World Ethic: A Lecture Given in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, on 28 June 1999
We the Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century
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Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

Five 'hot mic' moments that got leaders in trouble

Mar 28,2024 6:13 pm

It's a golden rule of politics: always assume the microphone is on.

But as many world leaders can testify, it's a rule that's often forgotten.

'Hot mic' moments have heaped embarrassment on politicians across the globe, from America to Australia.

Just This Week , at a Nato meeting.

Unguarded comments like these have been a source of humiliation, sometimes with huge political fallout.

They have also shone a light into the murky corridors of international Diplomacy - for better or worse. Here are five of The Most memorable.

1. Ronald Reagan : 'We begin bombing in Five Minutes ' (1984) US President Ronald Reagan was often known to crack jokes during sound checks

At The Height of the Cold War , US President Ronald Reagan turned up the diplomatic heat with a riff on Soviet Russia .

During a soundcheck before his weekly radio address, Mr Reagan joked with sound engineers who were recording him for NPR radio.

"My fellow Americans," The President said. "I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in Five Minutes . "

The tongue-in-cheek remarks were not broadcast live, but a recording was later leaked to The Public .

As a result, Soviet forces were temporarily put on high alert in the Far East , and the comments drew condemnation from the USSR.

2. Jacques Chirac doesn't like British or Finnish food (2005) Mr Chirac accused Britain of having the "worst food", second only to Finland

French President Jacques Chirac caused a stir with culinary comments he allegedly made during a trip to Russia .

According to French newspaper Libération, The Veteran politician was speaking to his Russian and German counterparts during an event marking the 750th anniversary of Kaliningrad - Russia 's enclave in Northern Europe .

Thinking he was off-microphone, Mr Chirac allegedly said of the UK: "You can't trust people who cook as badly as that. After Finland, it's the country with the worst food. "

"The only thing The British have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow disease," he added.

While they didn't make it to broadcast, the comments were never denied by Mr Chirac's media team.

It came at a time of cool relations between Britain and France, as the Two Countries clashed over farming subsidies and France's decision to abstain from involvement in the Iraq War .

3. 'Yo Blair!' (2006) George W Bush's unguarded comments to Tony Blair were mocked by political opponents

During a G8 Summit in St Petersburg, a private conversation - later known as "Yo, Blair" - was picked up by a microphone close to US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair .

During The Exchange , Mr Bush appeared to greet his UK counterpart, saying "Yo, Blair, how are you doing?" He went on to thank him for The Gift of a sweater, and made derogatory remarks about Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Referring to Syria's support of Hezbollah in its conflict with Israel, Mr Bush said he he hoped the UN would "get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this. . " followed by an expletive.

"Get Kofi [Annan] on The Phone with [Bashar] Assad and make something happen," he added.

Mr Bush's use of the phrase "Yo Blair" was mocked by political opponents of both leaders. But its veracity has been questioned, with some journalists suggesting that he said "Yeah, Blair".

The recording nonetheless highlighted the leaders' close, and often controversial, relationship at the time.

4. Gordon Brown 's 'bigoted woman' (2010)

While speaking with members of The Public in Rochdale, northern England, Britain's then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown was confronted by a woman who queried levels of immigration.

After their exchange, Mr Brown entered his car with a Sky News microphone still pinned to his clothing.

Not realising the microphone was still on, he told an aide that The Conversation "was a disaster - they should never have put me with that woman".

Asked what she had said, he replied: "Ugh, everything! She's just a sort of bigoted woman that said she used to be Labour. I mean it's just ridiculous. "

Mr Brown later visited The Woman - Gillian Duffy - to apologise, and repeated his apology during an interview on BBC Radio 2 .

5. 'I can't stand him any more'

A chat between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US President Barack Obama was overheard by journalists at a G20 meeting in France.

Shortly before a press conference, reporters were handed translation boxes but were told not to plug their headphones in until the leaders' backroom conversation had finished.

Several people ignored the instructions and heard Mr Sarkozy talking to Mr Obama about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .

"I can't stand him any more, he's a liar," Mr Sarkozy said.

"You may be sick of him, but me, I have to deal with him Every Day ," replied Mr Obama.

For several days there was media silence in France about The Exchange , but Dan Israel of the French news website Arret sur Images later broke the story.

The Exchange highlighted Israel's strained relationship with both France and the US at the time.

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