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World figures have been paying tribute to former UN secretary-general and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan, who has died at the age of 80. Current UN chief Antonio Guterres hailed him as "a guiding force for good" and Russian President Vladimir Putin described a "remarkable person". The Ghanaian national served as UN chief from 1997 to 2006 and is the only black African ever to hold the post.

figure: n. 人物；数字；身材
political figures: 政治人物
historical figures: 历史人物
pay tribute: 致哀；致敬
UN secretary-general / UN chief: 联合国秘书长
Nobel laureate: 诺贝尔奖得主
current: adj. 现在的；当前的
hail: vt. 赞颂；表扬
remarkable: adj. 非凡的；出色的
Ghanaian: adj. 加纳的；加纳人的
Ghana: n. 加纳
national: n. (某国的) 国民，公民 adj. 国家的；国民的
serve as: 担任
serve: vt. 为……服务

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