Throne of Weapons
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The Throne of Weapons is a 2002 sculpture created by Cristóvão Canhavato out of disused weapons. It is owned by the British Museum and has been called the museum's most "eloquent object" and has been
On display in the museum
Detail of the throne's seat
The Throne of Begoro in Ghana in the 1880s
Kofi Annan
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Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Pea
Annan in 2012
Annan speaking at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Annan with Russian president Vladimir Putin at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, 2001
Annan with US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2006