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eventREF E-0013509Revised

8 October 2001

The United Nations and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize

Updated
30 Sep 2019

How we know this

  1. 01Nobelprize.org. "The Nobel Peace Prize 2001".
  2. 02New York Times. "Annan's Nobel Talk Celebrates U.N. Role" 11 December 2001.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The United Nations and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013509

South African History Online (2011) 'The United Nations and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013509 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).

South African History Online, The United Nations and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013509, (accessed 7 October 2026).

"The United Nations and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013509. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "The United Nations and African-born Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, share the Nobel Peace Prize." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013509.

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