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Final farewell to UN's Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral

Nane Maria, the widow of former UN chief Kofi Annan, stands in front of his coffin in Accra on September 12. [Photo: AFP]

World dignitaries laid to rest former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in his native Ghana on Thursday, with calls to keep alive the legacy of a "stubborn optimist" to create a better, more peaceful world.

His widow Nane Maria led hundreds of mourners, including world leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty, and called her husband an "extraordinary" person who had a "joy of life".

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