Kofi Annan: tributes pour in for ‘an outstanding human being’

World leaders honour the former UN secretary-general, who has died aged 80, as a rare breed of diplomat

Tributes poured in from around the world for Kofi Annan, the first sub-Saharan African to lead the United Nations, whose work revitalising the organisation and putting human rights at the core of its mission was recognised with a Nobel peace prize.

In a rare moment of unity, leaders around the globe and across the spectrum, from Tony Blair to Vladimir Putin, remembered his charisma, commitment and diplomatic gifts.

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