The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature A bequest is the act of receiving Property by will. Strictly "bequest" is used of Personal property, and "devise" of Real property (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. In Common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the Testator) regulates the rights of others over his or her Property "^[1]

The Peace Prize is awarded annually in Oslo, the capital of Norway (Alfred Nobel's will stated that the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded by the Norwegian Parliament). (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The actual prize always is presented on the 10th of December, the anniversary of the death of Nobel. The Norwegian king is in attendance. "In Oslo, the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents the Nobel Peace Prize in the presence of the King of Norway. Under the eyes of a watching world, the Nobel Laureate receives three things: a diploma, a medal and a document confirming the prize amount. " The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is held at the Oslo City Hall, followed the next day by the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which is broadcast to more than 450 million households in over 150 countries around the world. Oslo City Hall houses the City Council, City administration and art studios and galleries Each year on the date of death of Alfred Nobel, December 10th the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in The City Hall of Oslo, Norway. The concert has received worldwide fame and the participation of top celebrity hosts and performers. The selection of Nobel Peace Prize winners sometimes causes controversy, as the list of winners includes people who formerly used violent methods of problem-solving, but then later made exceptional concessions to non-violence in the attempt to achieve peace. This is the only Nobel Prize not given out in Stockholm, Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Contents 1 Appointment process 2 Nominations 3 Controversy 4 List of Laureates 5 Notes 6 See also 7 External links

Appointment process

Nobel died in 1896 and did not leave an explanation for choosing peace as a prize category. Peace, in the modern usage is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility at the international level that of a War. The categories for chemistry and physics were obvious choices as he was a trained chemical engineer. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. The reason behind the peace prize is less clear. Peace, in the modern usage is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility at the international level that of a War. Some have said it was Nobel's way to compensate for developing destructive forces (Nobel's inventions included dynamite and ballistite). Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr Ballistite is a smokeless propellant made from two High explosives Nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine (UK spelling nitroglycerin (US spelling However, none of his explosives, except for ballistite, were used in any war during his lifetime,^[2] although the Irish Republican Brotherhood, an Irish nationalist organisation, did carry out dynamite attacks in the 1880s. The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB was a secret oath-bound fraternal organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic Republic" in the mid nineteenth ^[3]

The Norwegian Parliament appoints the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the Laureate for the Peace Prize. The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city The Norwegian Nobel Committee ( Den norske Nobelkomité) awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year The Committee chairman, currently Dr. Ole Danbolt Mjøs, awards the Prize itself. Professor dr med Ole Danbolt Mjøs (born 1939 is a Norwegian politician ( Christian Democratic Party) and physician At the time of Alfred Nobel's death Sweden and Norway were in a personal union in which the Swedish government was solely responsible for foreign policy, and the Norwegian Parliament was responsible only for Norwegian domestic policy. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A personal union is the combination by which two different States are governed by the same Monarch, while their boundaries their laws and their interests remain distinct The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city Alfred Nobel never explained^[4] why he wanted a Norwegian rather than Swedish body to award the Peace Prize. As a consequence, many people have speculated about Nobel's intentions. For instance, Nobel may have wanted to prevent the manipulation of the selection process by foreign powers, and as Norway did not have any foreign policy, the Norwegian government could not be influenced.

Nominations

Nominations for the Prize may be made by a broad array of qualified individuals, including former recipients, members of national assemblies and congresses, university professors (in certain disciplines), international judges, and special advisors to the Prize Committee. In some years as many as 199 nominations have been received. The Committee keeps the nominations secret and asks that nominators do the same. Over time many individuals have become known as "Nobel Peace Prize Nominees", but this designation has no official standing^[5]. Nominations from 1901 to 1955, however, have been released in a database. ^[6] When the past nominations were released it was discovered that Adolf Hitler was nominated in 1939 by Erik Brandt, a member of the Swedish Parliament. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Brandt retracted the nomination after a few days. ^[7] Other infamous nominees included Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party However, since nomination requires only support from one qualified person (e. g. , a history professor), these unusual nominations do not represent the opinions of the Nobel committee itself.

Unlike the other Nobel Prizes, which recognize completed scientific or literary accomplishment, the Nobel Peace Prize may be awarded to persons or organizations that are in the process of resolving a conflict or creating peace. As some such processes have failed to create lasting peace, some Peace Prizes appear questionable in hindsight. For example, the awards given to Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Woodrow Wilson, Martin Luther King Jr., Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, Lê Ðức Thọ and Henry Kissinger were particularly controversial and criticized; the Kissinger-Thọ award prompted two dissenting Committee members to resign. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Lê Ðức Thọ ( ( October 14, 1911  &ndash October 13, 1990) was a Vietnamese Revolutionary, General Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 ^[8]

In 2005, the Nobel Peace Center opened. The Nobel Peace Center (Nobels Fredssenter opened in June 2005, in the old west-bound railway station in Oslo, Norway. It serves to present the Laureates, their work for peace, and the ongoing problems of war and conflict around the world.

Controversy

For more details on this topic, see Nobel Prize controversies. The Nobel Prize controversies are contentious disputes regarding the Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Peace Prize has sparked controversy throughout its history. The Norwegian Parliament appoints the Peace Prize Committee, but pacifist critics argue that the same Parliament has pursued partisan military aims by ratifying membership in NATO in 1949, by hosting NATO troops, and by leasing ports and territorial waters to US ballistic missile submarines in 1983. The North Atlantic Treaty However, the Parliament has no say in the award issue. A member of the Committee cannot at the same time be a member of the Parliament, and the Committee includes former members from all major parties, including those parties that oppose NATO membership

A particular claimed weakness of the Nobel Peace Prize awarding process is the swiftness of recognition. The scientific and literary Nobel Prizes are usually issued in retrospect, often two or three decades after the awarded achievement, thus representing a time-proven confirmation and balance of approval by the established academic community, seldom contradicted by newer developments. Retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, "look back" generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place In contrast, the Nobel Peace Prize at times takes the form of summary judgment, being issued in the same year as or the year immediately following the political act. For the simplification and shortening of a longer text see Summary. Some commentators have suggested that to award a peace prize on the basis of unquantifiable contemporary opinion is unjust or possibly erroneous, especially as many of the judges cannot themselves be said to be impartial observers. In pro-democracy struggles, it may be said that the 'real' peace-makers may not be recognized for their long-term or subtle approaches. However, others have pointed to the uniqueness of the Peace Prize in that its high profile can often focus world attention on particular problems and possibly aid in the peace-efforts themselves. In Mathematics and Logic, the phrase "there is one and only one " is used to indicate that exactly one object with a certain property exists

On closer inspection, the peace-laureates often have a lifetime's history of working at and promoting humanitarian issues, as in the examples of German medic Albert Schweitzer (1952 laureate), Dr. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent Albert Schweitzer, MD, OM, (January 14 1875 &ndash September 4 1965 was an Alsatian theologian, Musician, Philosopher Martin Luther King, Jr., an African-American civil rights activist (1964 laureate); Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic missionary nun (1979 laureate); and Aung San Suu Kyi, a Buddhist nonviolent pro-democracy activist (1991 laureate). Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for Still others are selected for tireless efforts, as in the examples of Jimmy Carter and Mohamed ElBaradei. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 DrMohamed Mostafa El-Baradei ( Arabic: محمد البرادعي transliteration) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt Others, even today, are quite controversial, due to the recipient's political activity, as in the case of Henry Kissinger (1973 laureate), Tenzin Gyatso (1989), Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat (1978 laureates), or Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat (1994 laureates). Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile (מְנַחֵם בְּגִין Mieczysław Biegun Менахем Вольфович Бегин 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was the sixth prime minister of the State of Israel Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11

A widely discussed criticism of the peace-prize are the notable omissions, namely the failure to award individuals with widely recognized contributions to peace. The list includes Mahatma Gandhi, Corazon Aquino, Pope John XXIII, Pope John Paul II, Steve Biko, Raphael Lemkin, Herbert Hoover, Abdul Sattar Edhi, César Chávez, Jose Figueres Ferrer, and Oscar Romero. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January María Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino (born María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco on January 25, 1933) widely known as Cory Aquino, was the 11th Pope John (numberingBlessed Pope Stephen Bantu Biko December 1946 &ndash 12 September 1977 was a noted anti-[[apartheid] activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early Raphael Lemkin ( June 24, 1900 – August 28, 1959) was a Lawyer of Polish - Jewish descent Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 Abdul Sattar Edhi, NI ( Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی) or Edhi, as he is often known is one of the most active philanthropists César Estrada Chávez ( March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) born in Yuma Arizona, was a Mexican-American farm worker Labor José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer ( 25 September 1906 &ndash 8 June 1990) served as President of Costa Rica Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop In particular, the omission of the Indian leader Gandhi has been widely discussed, including public statements by the various members of Nobel Committee. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ^[9][10] It has been acknowledged by the committee that Gandhi was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and, finally, a few days before he was murdered in January 1948. The omission has been publicly regretted by later members of the Nobel Committee. ^[9] In 1948, the year of Gandhi's death, the Nobel Committee declined to award a prize on the ground that "there was no suitable living candidate" that year. Later, when the Dalai Lama was awarded the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman of the committee said that this was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. "^[11] In most cases, the omissions resulted in part from the provision in Alfred Nobel's will that only living people could receive the prize.

Research by anthropologist David Stoll into Rigoberta Menchú, the 1992 recipient, revealed some fabrications in her biography, "Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia" (My Name is Rigoberta Menchú and this is how my Conscience was Born), translated into English as "I, Rigoberta Menchú". Rigoberta Menchú Tum (b 9 January 1959, Chimel Quiché, Guatemala) is an indigenous Guatemalan of the Quiché - Rigoberta Menchú Tum (b 9 January 1959, Chimel Quiché, Guatemala) is an indigenous Guatemalan of the Quiché - Menchú later admitted changing some details about her background. After the initial controversy, the Nobel Committee dismissed calls to revoke her Nobel prize because of the reported falsifications. Professor Geir Lundestad, the secretary of the Committee, said her prize "was not based exclusively or primarily on the autobiography". ^[12]. According to the Nobel Committee, "Stoll approves of her Nobel prize and has no question about the picture of army atrocities which she presents. He says that her purpose in telling her story the way she did 'enabled her to focus international condemnation on an institution that deserved it, the Guatemalan army. "

List of Laureates

Year	Laureate(s)	Country	Work for which cited (Citations)
1901*	Frédéric Passy	France	Founder and President, Société d'arbitrage entre les Nations. Frédéric Passy ( May 20, 1822 - June 12, 1912) was a French economist and a joint winner (together with Henry Dunant This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Ligue internationale de la paix (International league of peace was a 19th century Peace organization that was founded by Frédéric Passy in 1867
1901*	Henry Dunant	Switzerland	Founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva. Jean Henri Dunant ( May 8, 1828 &ndash October 30, 1910) aka Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant, was a Swiss Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated
1902	Élie Ducommun Charles Albert Gobat	Switzerland	Honorary secretaries, Permanent International Peace Bureau in Berne. Élie Ducommun ( February 19, 1833 &ndash December 7, 1906) was a Swiss Journalist and Peace activist. Charles Albert Gobat ( May 21, 1843 &ndash March 16, 1914) was a Swiss Lawyer, educational administrator and Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation International Peace Bureau (IPB ( Bureau international de la paix) is the world's oldest international peace federation
1903	William Randal Cremer	United Kingdom	Secretary, International Arbitration League. Sir William Randal Cremer ( 18 March 1828 &ndash 22 July 1908) usually known by his middle name "Randal" was an English The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The International Arbitration League was founded by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Sir William Randal Cremer and was later incorporated into the Commonwealth of
1904	Institut de Droit International	Belgium
1905	Bertha Sophie Felicitas Baronin von Suttner	Austria-Hungary	Honorary President, Permanent International Peace Bureau. The Institut de droit international ("Institute of International Law" is an organization devoted to the study and development of International law, receiving the Nobel The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Bertha Felicitas Sophie Freifrau von Suttner (Baroness Bertha von Suttner) born 9 June 1843 in Prague (now Czech Republic) as Gräfin International Peace Bureau (IPB ( Bureau international de la paix) is the world's oldest international peace federation
1906	Theodore Roosevelt	United States	President of the United States; peace treaty collaborations (brokering the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War)
1907*	Ernesto Teodoro Moneta	Italy	President, Lombard League of Peace
1907*	Louis Renault	France	Professor of International Law
1908*	Klas Pontus Arnoldson	Sweden	Founder, Swedish Peace and Arbitration Association
1908*	Fredrik Bajer	Denmark	Honorary President, Permanent International Peace Bureau
1909*	Auguste Marie François Beernaert	Belgium	Member of the Cour Internationale d'Arbitrage. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Ernesto Teodoro Moneta ( Milan September 20, 1833 &ndash February 10, 1918) was an Italian journalist who fought in the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Louis Renault ( May 21, 1843 – February 8, 1918) was a French jurist and educator the cowinner in 1907 (with Ernesto This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Klas Pontus Arnoldson ( October 27, 1844 &ndash February 20, 1916) was a Swedish Author, Journalist, Politician "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS or Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen, is a Non-governmental organization in Sweden, dedicated to Fredrik Bajer ( April 21, 1837 &ndash January 22, 1922) was a Danish writer teacher and pacifist Politician The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe International Peace Bureau (IPB ( Bureau international de la paix) is the world's oldest international peace federation Auguste Marie François Beernaert ( July 26, 1829 &ndash October 6, 1912) was the Prime Minister of Belgium from October The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA) is an International organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.
1909*	Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant	France	founder and president of the French parliamentary group for international arbitration. Paul-Henri-Benjamin Baluet d'Estournelles baron de Constant de Rébecque ( 22 November 1852 &ndash 15 May 1924) was a French This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Founder of the Comité de défense des intérets nationaux et de conciliation internationale
1910	International Peace Bureau	Switzerland	Berne
1911*	Tobias Michael Carel Asser	Netherlands	initiator of the International Conferences of Private Law in The Hague. International Peace Bureau (IPB ( Bureau international de la paix) is the world's oldest international peace federation Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Tobias Michael Carel Asser ( April 28, 1838, Amsterdam &ndash July 29, 1913, The Hague) was a Dutch jurist The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
1911*	Alfred Hermann Fried	Austria-Hungary	founder of Die Waffen Nieder. Alfred Hermann Fried (November 11 1864 in Vienna, Austria - May 5 1921 in Vienna) was an Austrian Jewish pacifist publicist journalist
1912	Elihu Root	United States	for initiating various arbitration agreements. Elihu Root ( February 15, 1845 &ndash February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1913	Henri La Fontaine	Belgium	President of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. Henri La Fontaine, ( 22 April 1854 &ndash 14 May 1943) was a Belgian international Lawyer and president of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those International Peace Bureau (IPB ( Bureau international de la paix) is the world's oldest international peace federation
1914	Reserved.
1915	Reserved.
1916	Reserved.
1917	International Committee of the Red Cross	Switzerland
1918	Reserved. "ICRC" redirects here For other uses see ICRC (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
1919	Woodrow Wilson	United States	President of the United States, as foremost promoter of the League of Nations. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
1920	Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois	France	president of the Council of the League of Nations. Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (21 May 1851 29 September 1925 was a Jewish French statesman This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
1921*	Hjalmar Branting	Sweden	prime minister, Swedish delegate to the Council of the League of Nations. ( 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
1921*	Christian Lous Lange	Norway	secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
1922	Fridtjof Nansen	Norway	Norwegian delegate to the League of Nations, originator of the Nansen passports for refugees. Christian Lous Lange ( September 17 1869 &ndash December 11 1938) was born in Stavanger, Norway, and received the Master Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Inter-Parliamentary Union ( IPU) ( French: L'Union Interparlementaire (UIP) is an international organization established in 1889 by William Randal Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (October 10 1861 – May 13 1930 was a Norwegian Explorer, Scientist and Diplomat. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 Nansen passports were internationally recognized identity cards first issued by the League of Nations to stateless Refugees.
1923	Reserved.
1924	Reserved.
1925*	Austen Chamberlain	United Kingdom	for the Locarno Treaties. Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5 October &ndash 16 October 1925 and formally signed
1925*	Charles Gates Dawes	United States	chairman of the Allied Reparations Commission and originator of the Dawes Plan. Charles Gates Dawes (August 27 1865 &ndash April 23 1951 was an American Banker and Politician who was the thirtieth Vice President of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War I reparations refers to the payments and transfers of property and equipment that the German country was forced to make under the Treaty of Versailles (1919 following The Dawes Plan (as proposed by the Dawes Committee chaired by Charles G
1926*	Aristide Briand	France	for the Locarno Treaties. Aristide Briand (28 March 1862 – 7 March 1932 was a French statesman who served several terms as Prime Minister of France and won the Nobel Peace Prize This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5 October &ndash 16 October 1925 and formally signed
1926*	Gustav Stresemann	Germany	for the Locarno Treaties. ( May 10, 1878 &ndash October 3, 1929) was a German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5 October &ndash 16 October 1925 and formally signed
1927*	Ferdinand Buisson	France	founder and president of the League for Human Rights. Ferdinand Édouard Buisson ( December 20, 1841 &ndash February 16, 1932) was a French academic educational bureaucrat Protestant This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH " Human Rights League " is a French NGO founded on June 4, 1898
1927*	Ludwig Quidde	Germany	delegate to numerous peace conferences. Ludwig Quidde ( March 23, 1858 &ndash March 4, 1941) was a German pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
1928	Reserved.
1929	Frank B. Kellogg	United States	for the Kellogg-Briand Pact. Frank Billings Kellogg ( December 22, 1856 – December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer Politician and Statesman The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, after the city where it was signed on August 27, 1928, was an international treaty "providing
1930	Nathan Söderblom	Sweden	leader of the ecumenical movement. Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom ( 15 January 1866 &ndash 12 July 1931) was a Swedish clergyman Archbishop of Uppsala in "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
1931*	Jane Addams	United States	international president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
1931*	Nicholas Murray Butler	United States	for promoting the Kellogg-Briand Pact. Laura Jane Addams (September 6 1860 &ndash May 21 1935 was a founder of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nicholas Murray Butler ( April 2, 1862 &ndash December 7, 1947) was an American philosopher diplomat and educator The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, after the city where it was signed on August 27, 1928, was an international treaty "providing
1932	Reserved.
1933	Sir Norman Angell	United Kingdom	writer, member of the Executive Committee of the League of Nations and the National Peace Council. Sir Ralph Norman Angell (born 26 December 1872 and died 7 October 1967) was an English lecturer writer and Member of Parliament The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 The National Peace Council founded in 1908 and disbanded in 2000 acted as the co-ordinating body for almost 200 groups across Britain with a membership ranging from small village peace groups
1934	Arthur Henderson	United Kingdom	chairman of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference
1935	Carl von Ossietzky	Germany	pacifist journalist. Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935 was a British union leader politician Disarmament advocate and the 1934 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 The Disarmament Conference of 1932-34 (sometimes World Disarmament Conference or Geneva Disarmament Conference) was an effort by member states of the League of Carl von Ossietzky ( October 3, 1889 &ndash May 4, 1938) was a radical German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
1936	Carlos Saavedra Lamas	Argentina	president of the League of Nations and mediator in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia. Carlos Saavedra Lamas ( November 1, 1878 &ndash May 5, 1959) was an Argentinian academic and Politician who received For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 The Chaco War (1932&ndash1935 was fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of a great part of the Gran Chaco region of South America Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
1937	Robert Cecil	United Kingdom	founder and president of the International Peace Campaign
1938	Nansen International Office For Refugees	Switzerland
1939	Reserved. Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC ( 14 September 1864 &ndash 24 November The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nansen passports were internationally recognized identity cards first issued by the League of Nations to stateless Refugees. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
1940	Reserved.
1941	Reserved.
1942	Reserved.
1943	Reserved.
1944	International Committee of the Red Cross	Switzerland	awarded retroactively in 1945
1945	Cordell Hull	United States	for co-initiating the United Nations. "ICRC" redirects here For other uses see ICRC (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1946*	Emily Greene Balch	United States	honorary international president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
1946*	John R. Mott	United States	chairman of the International Missionary Council and president of the World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations
1947	Friends Service Council American Friends Service Committee	United Kingdom  United States	on behalf of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers. Emily Greene Balch ( January 8 1867 &ndash January 9 1961) was an American academic Writer, and pacifist who received The United States of America —commonly referred to as the John Raleigh Mott ( May 25, 1865 &ndash January 31, 1955) was a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student Christian The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Quaker Peace & Social Witness ( QPSW) previously known as the Friends Service Council, is an organisation of Quakers based in Britain that works The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC is a Religious Society of Friends ( Quaker) affiliated organization which provides Humanitarian relief The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1948	Reserved.		May have been awarded to Mohandas Gandhi had he not been assassinated. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January [13]
1949	Lord Boyd-Orr	United Kingdom	director general Food and Agricultural Organization, president National Peace Council, president World Union of Peace Organizations. John Boyd Orr 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH, DSO, MC, FRS   ( September 23 1880 &ndash June 25 1971 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The National Peace Council founded in 1908 and disbanded in 2000 acted as the co-ordinating body for almost 200 groups across Britain with a membership ranging from small village peace groups
1950	Ralph Bunche	United States	for mediating in Palestine (1948)
1951	Léon Jouhaux	France	president of the International Committee of the European Council, vice president of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, vice president of the World Federation of Trade Unions, member of the ILO Council, delegate to the UN. Dr Ralph Johnson Bunche ( August 7, 1903 &ndash December 9, 1971) was an American Political scientist and Diplomat The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Léon Jouhaux ( July 1, 1879 &mdash April 28, 1954) was a French Trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU TemplateInfobox Union for usage -->The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU was established in the wake of the Second
1952	Albert Schweitzer	France	for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life", expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding the Lambaréné Hospital in Gabon
1953	George Catlett Marshall	United States	for the Marshall Plan
1954	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	United Nations
1955	Reserved. Albert Schweitzer, MD, OM, (January 14 1875 &ndash September 4 1965 was an Alsatian theologian, Musician, Philosopher This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR (established December 14, 1950) is a The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1956	Reserved.
1957	Lester Bowles Pearson	Canada	President of the 7th session of the United Nations General Assembly for introducing peacekeeping forces to resolve the Suez Crisis. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh
1958	Georges Pire	Belgium	leader of L'Europe du Coeur au Service du Monde, a relief organization for refugees. Dominique Pire (Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire ( Dinant, February 10, 1910 &ndash Leuven, January 30, 1969 The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
1959	Philip Noel-Baker	United Kingdom	"for his lifelong ardent work for international peace and co-operation. Philip John Noel-Baker Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker ( 1 November 1889 &ndash 8 October 1982) was a Politician The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "
1960	Albert Lutuli	South Africa	President, African National Congress
1961	Dag Hammarskjöld	Sweden	Secretary-General, United Nations (posthumous)
1962	Linus Carl Pauling	United States	"for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing. Albert John Lutuli (commonly spelled Luthuli) also known by his Zulu, name "Mvumbi" (c The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( (29 July 1905 &ndash 18 September 1961 was a Swedish Diplomat, Christian mystic, and the second Secretary-General "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Linus Carl Pauling (February 28 1901 – August 19 1994 was an American Scientist, Peace activist, Author and educator. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "
1963	International Committee of the Red Cross League of Red Cross societies	Switzerland
1964	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	United States	Leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, campaigner for civil rights. "ICRC" redirects here For other uses see ICRC (disambiguation. History Founding In 1919 representatives from the National Red Cross Societies of Britain France Italy Japan and the US came together in Paris to found the League Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1965	United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	United Nations
1966	Reserved. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1967	Reserved.
1968	René Cassin	France	President, European Court of Human Rights. This article is about the person named René Cassin for the human-rights group named after him see CCJO René Cassin. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The European Court of Human Rights ( ECtHR) (Cour européenne des droits de l’homme in Strasbourg was established under the European Convention on Human Rights
1969	International Labour Organization	United Nations
1970	Norman Borlaug	United States	"for research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. The International Labour Organization The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25 1914 is an American Agronomist, Humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (in Spanish: Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo CIMMYT) is one of the 15 "
1971	Willy Brandt	West Germany	"for West Germany's Ostpolitik, embodying a new attitude towards Eastern Europe and East Germany. Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Ostpolitik ( German for Eastern Politics) describes the politics of the "Change Through Rapprochement" principle &mdash as verbalized by Egon Bahr The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state "
1972	Reserved.
1973	Henry A. Kissinger Lê Ðức Thọ (declined the honors)	United States  North Vietnam	The Vietnam peace accord
1974	Seán MacBride Eisaku Sato	Ireland  Japan	president of the International Peace Bureau the Commission of Namibia of the United Nations. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 Lê Ðức Thọ ( ( October 14, 1911  &ndash October 13, 1990) was a Vietnamese Revolutionary, General The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam The Paris Peace Accords (or Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam) were signed on January 27, 1973 by the governments of the Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 &ndash 15 January 1988 was a prominent international politician. was a Japanese Politician and the 61st 62nd and 63rd Prime Minister of Japan, elected on November 9 1964 and re-elected on February 17 1967 and January 14 1970 Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. International Peace Bureau (IPB ( Bureau international de la paix) is the world's oldest international peace federation Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1975	Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov	Soviet Union	Campaigns for human rights
1976	Betty Williams Mairead Corrigan	United Kingdom	Founders of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People). Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов (May 21 1921 – December 14 1989 was an eminent Soviet nuclear Physicist The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Betty Williams (born 22 May, 1943) was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Mairead Corrigan (born 27 January, 1944) also known as Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, was the co-founder with Betty Williams, of the Community The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
1977	Amnesty International	United Kingdom	Campaign against torture
1978	Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat (محمد أنور السادات) Menachem Begin (מנחם בגין)	Egypt  Israel	for negotiating peace between Egypt and Israel
1979	Mother Teresa	Albania	Poverty awareness campaigner
1980	Adolfo Pérez Esquivel	Argentina	Human rights advocate
1981	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	United Nations
1982	Alva Myrdal Alfonso García Robles	Sweden  Mexico	Treaty of Tlatelolco
1983	Lech Wałęsa	Poland	Founder of Solidarność; campaigner for human rights
1984	Desmond Mpilo Tutu	South Africa	Anti-apartheid
1985	International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War	United States	"for spreading authoritative information and by creating an awareness of the catastrophic consequences of atomic warfare. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (מְנַחֵם בְּגִין Mieczysław Biegun Менахем Вольфович Бегин 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was the sixth prime minister of the State of Israel This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born November 26, 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR (established December 14, 1950) is a The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Alva Reimer Myrdal ( January 31, 1902 &ndash February 1, 1986) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 Alfonso García Robles ( 20 March 1911 &ndash 2 September 1991) was a Mexican Diplomat and Politician who in "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Treaty of Tlatelolco is the conventional name given to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW is a worldwide grouping of 60 national medical organizations The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "
1986	Elie Wiesel	United States	author, Holocaust survivor "for his message of peace. Elie Wiesel (born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30 1928 in Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania) is a Jewish writer professor political activist The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as There are many famous Holocaust survivors who survived the Nazi Genocides in Europe and went on to achievements of great fame and notability [14]
1987	Óscar Arias Sánchez	Costa Rica	"for initiating peace negotiations in Central America. Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez (born 13 September 1940) is the current President of Costa Rica, and won the Nobel Peace Prize Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in "
1988	United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces	United Nations	For participation in numerous conflicts since 1956. Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security At the time of the award, 736 people from a variety of nations had lost their lives in peacekeeping efforts.
1989	Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama	Tibet	"for his consistent resistance to the use of violence in his people's struggle to regain their freedom. Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European "[15]
1990	Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв)	Soviet Union	"for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community"
1991	Aung San Suu Kyi (အောင္‌ဆန္‌းစုက္ရည or )	Myanmar	"for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. "
1992	Rigoberta Menchú	Guatemala	"in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. Rigoberta Menchú Tum (b 9 January 1959, Chimel Quiché, Guatemala) is an indigenous Guatemalan of the Quiché - Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest "
1993	Nelson Mandela Frederik Willem de Klerk	South Africa	"for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936 was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa "
1994	Yasser Arafat (ياسر عرفات) Shimon Peres (שמעון פרס) Yitzhak Rabin (יצחק רבין)	Palestine  Israel  Israel	"for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. "
1995	Joseph Rotblat Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs	Poland  United Kingdom  Canada	"for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms. Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS, ( 4 November, 1908 &ndash 31 August, 2005) was a Polish -born The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an International organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "
1996	Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo José Ramos-Horta	Timor-Leste	"for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo SDB, GCL (born February 3, 1948) is a Roman Catholic Bishop who received together with José Manuel Ramos-Horta ( Portuguese: ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɐmuz 'oɾtɐ GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. "
1997	International Campaign to Ban Landmines Jody Williams	United States	"for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a coalition of Non-governmental organizations whose goal is to abolish the production and use of Anti-personnel mines Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is an American Teacher and aid worker who received the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "
1998	John Hume David Trimble	Ireland  United Kingdom	"Awarded for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is a former Politician in Northern Ireland, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "
1999	Médecins Sans Frontières	Belgium	"in recognition of the organization's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents. Médecins Sans Frontières (pronounced) or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid Non-governmental organization best known The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those "
2000	Kim Dae Jung 김대중 (金大中)	South Korea	"for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular. Kim Dae-jung (Born December 3, 1925, kim tɛdʑuŋ is a former South Korean president and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː "
2001	United Nations Kofi Annan	United Nations  Ghana	"for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the "
2002	James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.	United States	former President of the United States, "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by "
2003	Shirin Ebadi (شيرين عبادي)	Iran	"for her efforts for democracy and human rights. Shirin Ebadi (شیرین عبادی - Širin Ebâdi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian Lawyer, Human rights activist For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children. "
2004	Wangari Maathai	Kenya	"for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. Dr Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village Tetu division Nyeri District of Kenya) is an The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south "
2005	International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei (محمد البرادعي)	United Nations  Egypt	"for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way. The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its DrMohamed Mostafa El-Baradei ( Arabic: محمد البرادعي transliteration) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. "
2006	Muhammad Yunus (মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস) Grameen Bank	Bangladesh	"for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor, especially women, through their pioneering microcredit work. Muhammad Yunus (মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস pronounced bn-Latn ''Muhammôd Iunus'' (born 28 June 1940 is a Bangladeshi Banker and Economist The Grameen Bank (গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক is a Microfinance organization and Community development bank started in Bangladesh that ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially "
2007	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Al Gore	United Nations  United States	"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "

* Years with multiple nominations for a Nobel Prize.

Notes

See also

• Atoms for Peace Award
• Gandhi Peace Prize
• Lenin Peace Prize
• Nobel Prize
• Norwegian Nobel Committee
• Sweden-Norway

External links

• "All Nobel Laureates in Peace" – Index webpage on the official site of the Nobel Foundation. The Atoms for Peace Award was established in 1955 through a grant of $1000000 by the Ford Motor Company Fund The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the government of India. The International Stalin Prize or the International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples (renamed Международная Ленинская премия «За The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Norwegian Nobel Committee ( Den norske Nobelkomité) awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year The Union between Sweden and Norway (Unionen mellan Sverige och Norge Unionen mellom Norge og Sverige or the Swedish-Norwegian Kingdom was the union of the kingdoms of The Nobel Foundation (Nobelstiftelsen is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes.
• "The Nobel Peace Prize" – Official webpage of the Norwegian Nobel Institute for the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Norwegian Nobel Institute (Det Norske Nobelinstitutt was established in 1904 in Kristiania (today Oslo) Norway. The Norwegian Nobel Committee ( Den norske Nobelkomité) awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year
• "The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies" – Official hyperlinked webpage of the Nobel Foundation.
• "The Nobel Prize in Peace" – Official site of the Nobel Foundation. The Nobel Foundation (Nobelstiftelsen is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes.
• "The Nobel Prize Medals and the Medal for the Prize in Economics" – By Birgitta Lemmel; an article on the history of the design of the medals featured on the official site.
• "The Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize in Peace, 1901-1955" – Database featured on the official site of the Nobel Foundation.
• "What the Nobel Laureates Receive" – Featured link in "The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies".

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