Name
Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta) (Interviewee)
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Kofi Annan, 2002
Abstract
Family background, childhood, memories of time spent at boarding school in Ghana and at Macalester College in Minnesota; effect of being politically aware at both home and in school; African struggle for independence in Ghana, black struggle for independence in the United States; international service career and the people and leadership in Africa and the United Nations; views on capitalism and eco nomic development; recruitment tactics and growth and improvement within the UN; human rights and human security
Collection Name
United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
Subjects
National liberation movements--Ghana; African Americans--Civil rights--20th century; Economic development; Capitalism; Human rights; Human security; Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta); United Nations. Secretary-General; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations History
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
2002
Note (Biographical)
Secretary General, United Nations
Note
Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on April 29, 2002
Note (Provenance)
Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13683173
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-xcxm-ng04
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.