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Ban Ki-Moon: Quick Facts

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Born June 13, 1944 (age 82) • South Korea

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Ban Ki-moon, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone in front of a United Nations flag.
Ban Ki-moon wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and blue patterned tie, speaking with a blurred background behind him.
Segolene Royal, Ban Ki-moon, and Martin Schulz seated at a panel in front of European Parliament signage .
Ban Ki-moon, wearing a suit and blue tie, poses in front of a blurred United Nations emblem.
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