Menachem Begin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mohammad Anwar Al-Sadat, for negotiating a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978. Menachem Begin Full name: Menachem BeginBorn: 16 August 1913, Brest Litovsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus)Died: 9 March 1992, Tel Aviv, IsraelDate awarded: 27 October 1978 Seeking peace with Egypt In 1973,…

Mohammad Anwar al-Sadat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Menachem Begin, for negotiating a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978. Anwar al-Sadat Full name: Mohamed Anwar al-SadatBorn: 25 December 1918, Mit Abu al-Kawm, EgyptDied: 6 October 1981, Cairo, EgyptDate awarded: 27 October 1978 Seeking peace with Israel In 1967, Israel seised…

Betty Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mairead Corrigan, for campaigning against the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Betty Williams Full name: Elizabeth WilliamsBorn: 22 May 1943, Belfast, Northern IrelandDied: 17 March 2020, Belfast, Northern IrelandDate awarded: 10 October 1977 Building peace from the bottom up In 1976 three…

Mairead Corrigan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Betty Williams, for campaigning against the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Mairead Corrigan Full name: Mairead CorriganBorn: 27 January 1944, Belfast, Northern IrelandDate awarded: 10 October 1977 Catholic peace activist In 1976 Mairead Corrigan’s sister lost three of her children in the…

Andrei Sakharov viewing his Nobel Peace Prize diploma in his Moscow home, 31 december 1975.

Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to uncover violations of human rights and support prisoners of conscience. Full name: Amnesty InternationalNative name: Amnesty InternationalFounded: 1961, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 October 1977 A light in the darkness Amnesty International is a worldwide, member-run human rights organisation founded in 1961 by the…

Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union and his activism for disarmament and international cooperation. Andrei Sakharov Full name: Andrei Dmitrievich SakharovBorn: 21 May 1921, Moscow, RussiaDied: 14 December 1989, Moscow, USSR (now Russia)Date awarded: 9 October 1975 Promoting human rights in the Soviet…

Eisaku Satō was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to reconciliation in Southeast Asia and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on behalf of Japan. He shared the prize with Seán McBride. Eisaku Sato Full name: Eisaku SatōBorn: 27 March 1901, Tabuse, JapanDied: 3 June 1975, Tokyo, JapanDate awarded: 9 October 1974 Symbol…

Seán McBride was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of human rights as one of the founders of Amnesty International. He shared the prize with Eisaku Satō. Seán MacBride Full name: Seán MacBrideBorn: 26 January 1904, Paris, FranceDied: 15 January 1988, Dublin, IrelandDate awarded: 9 October 1974 From the IRA to…

Le Duc Tho was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Henry Kissinger, for negotiating a cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973. Le Duc Tho Full name: Le Duc ThoBorn: 14 October 1911, Nam Ha province, VietnamDied: 13 October 1990, Hanoi, VietnamDate awarded: 17 October 1973 The strategist who declined the Nobel Peace Prize Educated at…