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The Nobel Peace Prize is the one of five Nobel Prizes awarded by the Nobel Foundation of Stockholm, Sweden. The Peace Prize is awarded annually "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."Official Site: Alfred Nobel's Will
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- Created by Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel
- First awarded: 1901
- First recipients: Henry Dunant, Frédéric Passy
- Former Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
- Other winners have included Martin Luther King Jr., Woodrow Wilson, International Committee of the Red Cross, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Yasser Arafat, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa
- Other Nobel Prizes: Physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine and literature
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Official Nobel Prize Site: All Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
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Wikipedia: Nobel Peace Prize - Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
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Reuters: FACTBOX: Winners of Nobel Peace Prize since 1980
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I have politely listened to "Copacabana" two days in a row for the greater good. That qualify me for a Nobel Peace Prize, or music therapy?
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The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates: An Illustrated Biographical History, 1901-2001 - $35.00
Illustrated biographical history of one hundred years of Nobel Peace Prizes from Frédéric Passy in 1901 to Kofi Atta Annan and The United Nations, 2001.
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Classic Nobel Peace Prize Film DVD: 1936 Nobel Prize Ceremony History Pictures Film With Nobel Laureates Enrico Fermi (Physics 1938), Harold Urey (Chemistry 1934), Maurice Maeterlinck (Literature 1911), Albert Einstein (Physics 1921), and Many More Scient - $19.99
This rare Spanish language film covering all aspects of the Nobel Prize Foundation and the Nobel Prize Awards contains invaluable Albert Einstein footage. Quality film footage of Albert Einstein is an elusive commodity. This movie is a very...
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The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture - $12.00
The Nobel Lecture was delivered by Jimmy Carter on December 10, 2002, at the ceremony in Oslo, Norway, where he received the Nobel Prize for Peace.
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Peacemakers: Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize (Oxford Profiles) - $50.00
Here, in a single volume, are the profiles of all the individuals and organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize since its establishment in 1901. From the creator of the prize, Alfred Nobel, the Swedish industrialist who inv...
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When I Grow Up, I Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize - $16.00
The boy in this book is having trouble admitting – much less closing – the large gap between his aspirations and his everyday actions. This boy knows that when he’s older he will love his neighbor, but for now he’s all too happy to pic...
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View All Nobel Peace Prize Questions (97) | Ask a Questionwhat invention won Albert Einstein the Nobel prize? (5 Answers)He won the prize for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. read moreWhat is your favourtite IgNobel prize and why? (1 Answer)There have been many greats earning the Ig Nobel prizes over the years. Probably my favorite is "Gorillas in Our Midst" because it is not only funny but gives such ... read moreWith global warming pretty much debunked, shouldnt Nobel Peace prize? (2 Answers)I don't want to divert the discussion as to whether global warming is real or not, but assuming it is wrong in every regard there is still no reason to ... read moreWho will win the next Nobel Prize for Literature and why? (2 Answers)The Nobel is awarded by the number of votes in the Swedish Academy, as everybody knows, but whoever wins has to be nominated first, by "members of academies, university professors, ... read more
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Nobel Peace Prize Winners 1975 - Present | Add a Link
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2006 - Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
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2005 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
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2004 - Wangari Maathai
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2003 - Shirin Ebadi
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2001 - United Nations, Kofi Annan
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2000 - Kim Dae-jung
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1998 - John Hume, David Trimble
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1997 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jody Williams
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1996 - Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, [[Jose Ramos-Horta]]
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1995 - Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
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1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin
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1993 - Nelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk
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1992 - Rigoberta Menchu Tum
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1989 - The 14th Dalai Lama
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1988 - United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
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1985 - International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
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1982 - Alva Myrdal, Alfonso Garcia Robles
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1981 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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1980 - Adolfo Perez Esquivel
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1978 - Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin
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1977 - Amnesty International
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1976 - Betty Williams, Mairead Corrigan
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1975 - Andrei Sakharov
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2006 - Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
