Peace

Press release

has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Burma’s liberation leader Aung San and showed an early interest in Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violent protest. After having long refrained…

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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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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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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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