Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has today passed away peacefully at age 80 after a short illness.

The late Kofi Annan was married to Nane Maria and tied the knot in New York in 1984.

Nane Annan is the niece of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who helped thousands of Jews to escape from the Nazis during World War II and who disappeared mysteriously in Budapest as Soviet troops entered the city in 1945.

In August 2001, she and her husband unveiled a monument to Wallenberg in Stockholm, the city where Nane Lagergren was born.



In Stockholm, she studied law, taking a degree in 1968, before becoming an assistant judge at the administrative and fiscal court of appeal.

She later took leave from the court to work with a parliamentary commission on ethnic prejudice and discrimination, before joining the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva as a legal officer in 1981.

Nane Annan, for the longest time, has focused on women's issues, programs designed to alleviate poverty, and the welfare of children, refugees and the disabled.

Kofi divorced his first wife Titi Alakija from Nigeria in the 70s before falling in love with his colleague Nane, leading to their marriage.

The Ex- UN Secretary General is survived by Nane Annan wife, three children kojo(Son), Ama Annan and Nina Cronstedt de Groot(Daughters)

Here are some of the pictures of the family members.

The life and times of Kofi Annan: Who was his family?

Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annnan has died aged 80.

Annan passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th in Switzerland after a short illness. His wife, Nane Annan and their children Kojo, Nina and Ama were by his side during his last days.


Today we mourn the loss of a great man, a leader, and a visionary: former @UN Secretary General @KofiAnnan. A life well lived. A life worth celebrating. pic.twitter.com/3sLmy7VS2p — IOM - UN Migration (@UNmigration) August 18, 2018

Kofi Annan's family has remained private with little information in the public domain.


Kofi Annan first married Titi Alakija, a Nigerian woman, in 1965. Together they had a daughter, Ama, and a son, Kojo. Annan separated with Titi in the late seventies but he remained an involved parent and lived with his son Kojo for a while after his separation with the mother.

After several years of living apart from his first wife, in 1981, Annan fell in love with Nane Lagergren, a lawyer at the U.N.

Nane was divorced and has a young daughter, Nina, from her first marriage.

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Rip Kofi...... FTC is dedicated to Kofi, may his soul rest in the bossom of the Lord.

Lagos boy weds Kofi annan's girl..Dats d only retention after a long read.

Wow..40year old multibillionaire.Impressive

See that Nina....

Hmm a family with some real history.

Beautiful family.
May his WONDERFUL soul Rest in Perfect peace

RIP koffi Annan

Rip

Kofi Annan left his mark on earth.



Whenever I listen to "So Why" by Papa Wemba ft Lagbaja and co, I remember people like Annan and the efforts they made to make Africa great.

@bolded, google the song if you are an indomie kid.

Hmm

Your legacy will live on legend... We love you Africa's pride

Ok

May the soul of this great world citizen rest in peace .

An involved parent after divorce - that is what all partners in broken marriages should be.

RIP the great African.

Where's the picture of his ex-wife?

You were a great man indeed. RIP.

Why he no go divorce his Nigerian wife? Most Nigerian women and their families are problematic and entitled. I dunno whether its spiritual. He would have died at 50 and would not have achieved greatness if he continued with his Nigerian marriage. Maybe he would have been playing chess and drinking ogogoro Shior #teamforiegngirls. Click like if you agree

If one marriage doesn’t work, you can always move on and try again later. No bad blood, no hard feelings!

Adieu Great man

Rip sir.

This was the great son of Africa who could not look Bush 43 in the face and tell him invading Iraq was wrong! He was a push over, he lost control of the UN, he supervised the kangaroo UN tribunal that judicially murdered Saddam Hussein Al Tikrit. So sad, he allowed Colin Powell to push him over.


RIP Sir.

Pipedreams:
Why he no go divorce his Nigerian wife? Most Nigerian women and their families are problematic and entitled. I dunno whether its spiritual. He would have died at 50 and would not have achieved greatness if he continued with his Nigerian marriage. Maybe he would have been playing chess and drinking ogogoro Shior #teamforiegngirls. Click like if you agree

...and you had to rant about Nigerian girls on this wonderful thread. You need to find more meanings to life other than women matter, bro.

@Op.. Nice family.
RIP to the deceased.

ogbonti:
This was the great son of Africa who could not look Bush 43 in the face and tell him invading Iraq was wrong! He was a push over, he lost control of the UN, he supervised the kangaroo UN tribunal that judicially murdered Saddam Hussein Al Tikrit. So sad, he allowed Colin Powell to push him over.


RIP Sir.

United nations secretary general have no such power, the United nations security council maybe

His role is that of a peace maker

If you could recall, the United states invaded Iraq because it claimed Saddam had nuclear and other chemical weapons.

He couldn't have doubted or countered the findings of one of the strongest member of the security council.

PurplePatch:
Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has today passed away peacefully at age 80 after a short illness.

The late Kofi Annan was married to Nane Maria and tied the knot in New York in 1984.

Nane Annan is the niece of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who helped thousands of Jews to escape from the Nazis during World War II and who disappeared mysteriously in Budapest as Soviet troops entered the city in 1945.

In August 2001, she and her husband unveiled a monument to Wallenberg in Stockholm, the city where Nane Lagergren was born.



In Stockholm, she studied law, taking a degree in 1968, before becoming an assistant judge at the administrative and fiscal court of appeal.

She later took leave from the court to work with a parliamentary commission on ethnic prejudice and discrimination, before joining the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva as a legal officer in 1981.

Nane Annan, for the longest time, has focused on women's issues, programs designed to alleviate poverty, and the welfare of children, refugees and the disabled.

Kofi divorced his first wife Titi Alakija from Nigeria in the 70s before falling in love with his colleague Nane, leading to their marriage.

The Ex- UN Secretary General is survived by Nane Annan wife, three children kojo(Son), Ama Annan and Nina Cronstedt de Groot(Daughters)

Here are some of the pictures of the family members.




https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/amp/article/2001292440/the-life-and-times-of-kofi-annan-who-was-his-family

weres is d titi alakija in all ur photos?

Nawteemaxie:
See that Nina....

She's pretty no doubt

Pretty girl obviously with a big brain.


These Yoruba Demons should be feared

Pipedreams:
Why he no go divorce his Nigerian wife? Most Nigerian women and their families are problematic and entitled. I dunno whether its spiritual. He would have died at 50 and would not have achieved greatness if he continued with his Nigerian marriage. Maybe he would have been playing chess and drinking ogogoro Shior #teamforiegngirls. Click like if you agree

I am very sorry, I beg all Nairalanders to forgive me that I have to admit that this crazy poster is very very CORRECT. most Nigerian women and their families are very problematic.