Late Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan's wife Nane Lagergren & dignitaries pay last respect in Ghana

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxZv2iX1wPKPNWK7cJVN0WET7EKlEPHDssZSD8b1hsW7m6TKyZo7FZrd26tYvMYf28L_JBbo7Zjm1go2ocmpkWF-B9r_9h0sl-JqDs9GkAIwFBtgWLvDZJ01zyPwLt5W5wOJRnactnK0Z/s1600/Kofi-Annan_wife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxZv2iX1wPKPNWK7cJVN0WET7EKlEPHDssZSD8b1hsW7m6TKyZo7FZrd26tYvMYf28L_JBbo7Zjm1go2ocmpkWF-B9r_9h0sl-JqDs9GkAIwFBtgWLvDZJ01zyPwLt5W5wOJRnactnK0Z/s640/Kofi-Annan_wife.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kofi Annan’s wife, dignitaries pay last respects ahead of burial</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Several dignitaries have so far paid their last respects to the late former United Nations Secretary-General, <a href="https://ghanapa.com/former-un-secretary-general-kofi-annan-is-dead/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Kofi Annan</strong></a>, who is lying in state at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra.<br /> <h2> Kofi Annan Family</h2> His wife, Nane Lagergren, also led his family to file past his remains and mourn him ahead of the burial service tomorrow, Thursday.<br /> <br /> Members of the diplomatic corps, government officials, ministers, Members of Parliament, politicians among other high profile personnel have all been to the venue.<br /> <br /> Old students from his former school, Mfantsipim Senior High School were also at the venue in their numbers to mourn him.<br /> <br /> They used the opportunity to sing the school’s anthem and chanted some popular songs from their days in school.<br /> <h2> The Chiefs</h2> The Chiefs and people of Akwamu Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, Mr. Annan’s ancestral home, poured libation and performed some rites to bid their beloved farewell.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ghanapa.com/former-un-secretary-general-kofi-annan-is-dead/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Kofi Annan</strong></a> died on August 18, 2018, at the age of 80 after a short illness in Switzerland, and will be buried at the Military Cemetery on Thursday, September 13, 2018, after a state funeral service.<br /> <br /> People from all walks of life have been trooping to the AICC since Tuesday to view his remains which were brought into the country from Geneva on Monday.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL0_9VVTQADDEB5VsRJvdYMf6RhMR3Ch-EOqx6_Mu-FIFfURfYsiq1Ly2UK2vyCVRUdAhvF7js76uRHRNKWFkU5RIIvd69iAvNDeqa2C1ctOKccK0l4_h_jUJw1g1pUpVM78V1V5BRLwX/s1600/Kofi-Annan_wife_children.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL0_9VVTQADDEB5VsRJvdYMf6RhMR3Ch-EOqx6_Mu-FIFfURfYsiq1Ly2UK2vyCVRUdAhvF7js76uRHRNKWFkU5RIIvd69iAvNDeqa2C1ctOKccK0l4_h_jUJw1g1pUpVM78V1V5BRLwX/s640/Kofi-Annan_wife_children.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several dignitaries have so far paid their last respects to the late former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, who is lying in state at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bwfspWd4LjQ?rel=0" width="100%"></iframe> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Source: <a href="http://citinewsroom.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">citinewsroom.com</a>

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