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Lead-Up to Re-Election in 2001
Former Secretary General Kofi Annan
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2001
Security Council Nominates Secretary General Kofi Annan for Second Term as UN Chief (June 27, 2001)
The Security Council nominated Ghanaian Kofi Annan for a second five-year term as UN Secretary General, giving candidates from Africa an unprecedented fifteen years heading the organization. Annan’s “easy” reelection process contrasted to that of his African predecessor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, where the US vetoed Boutros-Ghali’s second term. Annan, in his first term as Secretary General, focused global attention on Africa’s conflicts, poverty and the AIDS epidemic. (Associated Press)Time for Kofi Annan to Go; Secretary General Ignored Rwandan Genocide (April 30, 2001)
This Washington Times article questions Secretary General Kofi Annan reelection for a second term in office, despite widespread support from the media and UN member states. The author criticizes Annan’s role, as head of the UN peacekeeping office, in the Rwandan genocide. In 1994, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda “pleaded with Mr. Annan to intervene before the killings began” but Annan refused to speak publicly or to act on the information, which “could have prevented the slaughter of 800 000 Tutus.”Campaign to Re-elect Annan at UN (March 16, 2001)
Kofi Annan will decide this month whether to run for a second 5 year term - supported of course by the OAU. Annan is a popular SG, but is it the turn of Asia? (New York Times)Annan Eyes 2nd UN Term, (March 15, 2001)
Annan is expected to formally announce his wish for reappointment upon returning from Asia this week. He has the backing of the Security Council, and there has been no consensus on who could pose a serious challenge to Annan. (Kyodo News)
