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Outlook: Kofi Annan: In His Own Words

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Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan (8 March 2018)

20/08/2018 GMT

Kofi Annan: In His Own Words

BBC World Service - Outlook, Kofi Annan: In His Own Words

An in-depth interview with the former UN Secretary-General - he spoke to Outlook in 2012

Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan tells Matthew Bannister about his life - from getting into trouble at school to handling some of the world's most difficult situations.

There have been many glowing tributes over the weekend to Kofi Annan, former secretary General of the United Nations, who's passed away at the age of 80, but no one has mentioned the trouble he got into at school for challenging authority, how he coped with being a single parent, or how he responded to being mistaken for the actor, Morgan Freeman! These are just some of the things he told Outlook's Matthew Bannister about back in 2012 - as well as how he handled the most difficult situations the world faced during his decade as its top diplomat - 1997-2006.  Another chance to hear this remarkable interview with a remarkable man.

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Image: Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan 
Credit: Adam Berry/Getty Images

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