Kofi Annan of Ghana is elected by the UN Security Council as secretary-general of the United Nations.

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South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Kofi Annan of Ghana is elected by the UN Security Council as secretary-general of the United Nations.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070950

South African History Online (2011) 'Kofi Annan of Ghana is elected by the UN Security Council as secretary-general of the United Nations.', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070950 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).

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"Kofi Annan of Ghana is elected by the UN Security Council as secretary-general of the United Nations.." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070950. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Kofi Annan of Ghana is elected by the UN Security Council as secretary-general of the United Nations.." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070950.