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"Global diplomacy has lost a gem" - Rawlings mourns kofi Annan
Mr Annan, the seventh UN General-Secretary and the first black African to hold that position, died in Switzerland on Saturday.
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A statement from the family by the Kofi Annan Foundation said his wife and children were by him during his last days.
World leaders have paid tributes to the man often described as the "moral voice of the world."
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In a statement Saturday, ex-president Rawlings, who backed Annan's appointment for the UN top job in 1997, said "global diplomacy has lost a gem."
Sending his condolences to the bereaved family, Mr Rawlings said "Kofi Annan committed most of his professional life to world peace.
"He was one of the best, a born diplomat. He made Ghana and Africa proud and left a great legacy at the United Nations," the statement further noted.
A week long national mourning has been declared by President Nana Akufo-Addo in his honour and the Ghana flag will also fly at half-mast during the period.
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The Annan family has asked for privacy, saying funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
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