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Nobel Peace Prize Winners
When Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel died in 1896, he left his fortune to create an annual series of prizes for the individuals who confer "the greatest benefit on mankind." The most prestigious of the awards is the Nobel Peace Prize. Historians believe Alfred Nobel wanted to award people who work for peace to compensate for his own role in inventing dynamite. Since its establishment, the prize has gone to many courageous individuals who have fought for peace and human rights around the world.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Activist, Political Leader / 1945 -
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is a Myanmar opposition leader and winner in 1991 of the Nobel Prize for Peace. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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- Famous Black Activists
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1929 - 1968
Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. President / 1858 - 1919
Theodore Roosevelt, naturalist and 26th President of the United States, expanded powers of the presidency and supported public interest in the face big business.
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Laura Esquivel
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- Notable Hispanic Women
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
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Laura Esquivel
Educator, Journalist, Author, Screenwriter / 1950 -
Laura Esquivel is the author of Like Water for Chocolate, an imaginative and compelling combination of novel and cookbook, as well as other books. -
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
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- Famous Nobel Prize Winners
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
World Leader, Government Official / 1931 -
Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union from 1990-91. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for contributing to the breakup of the USSR.
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Mother Teresa
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- Famous Nuns
- Famous Saints
Mother Teresa
Nun, Saint / 1910 - 1997
Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor.
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