Peace
Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Egil Aarvik, Chairman of the Norwegian Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year’s Peace Prize, one of the six Nobel Prizes which are to be presented today, is primarily a homage and an expression of thanks to Oscar Arias Sánchez for the praiseworthy work he has done…
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Lech Wałęsa – Biographical
Biographical
Lech Wałęsa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. After graduating from vocational school, he worked as a car mechanic at a machine center from 1961 to 1965. He served in the army for two years, rose to the rank of corporal, and in 1967 was employed in the Gdansk shipyards as an…
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Betty Williams – Biographical
Biographical
Co-founder of Community of Peace People with Mr. Ciaran McKeown and Miss Mairead Corrigan – Founded 14/8/76 Name: Betty Williams (Mrs)Age: 22 May 1943Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern IrelandMarried: 14 June 1961 to Mr. Ralph Williams in BermudaFamily: 1 Boy aged 14, 1 Daughter aged 6 years – Paul and DeborahParents: Mr. & Mrs. SmythFather:…
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The Green Revolution Revisited and the Road Ahead
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The Green Revolution Revisited and the Road Ahead by Norman Borlaug 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 26 September 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug presented his anniversary lecture at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. An agricultural scientist, Borlaug’s work in food production and hunger alleviation was recognized through the Nobel Peace Prize in…
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