Peace
Betty Williams – Other resources
Other resources
Nelson Mandela – Biographical
Biographical
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Hendry Mphakanyiswa of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against…
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Amnesty International – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1977 by Mümtaz Soysal We are gratified that the Nobel Committee should see fit to award the 1977 Peace Prize to the 168,000 individuals in 107 countries who comprise the active members and supporters of Amnesty International. I am here in their name. We are gratified for this acknowledgement that the…
moreSeán MacBride – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1974 The Imperatives of Survival Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is nearly with a feeling of despair that I come to your beautiful country and city to receive this hardly deserved honor. Despair partly because we are living in a world where war, violence, brutality and ever increasing armament dominate the…
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