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Kofi Annan

Published December 18, 1996 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Ann Cooper reports that the man designated to be the next Secretary- General of the United Nations received congratulations from around the globe today. The UN General Assembly yesterday confirmed Kofi Annan of Ghana, a West African country, to replace the outgoing Secretary-General, Egyptian diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

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