Modern Peacemakers – serie
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Rigoberta Menchu Tum
Inbunden, 2007
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A member of the indigenous Quiche Maya group, Rigoberta Menchu Tum experienced firsthand the oppression of the native Indian population in Guatemala. This new biography from the ""Modern Peacemakers"" series profiles the unwavering activist who was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her …
Elie Wiesel
Inbunden, 2006
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World-renowned writer, teacher, activist, and Chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. According to the Nobel Committee, ""Elie Wiesel, with his message and through his practical work in the cause of peace, is a convincing spokesman for …
Henry Kissinger
Inbunden, 2006
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Henry Alfred Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his part in negotiating a cease-fire between North and South Vietnam and the subsequent U.S. withdrawal. As national security advisor and secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Gerald Ford, …
Kofi Annan
Inbunden, 2006
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In December 2001, Kofi A. Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize; Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, was recognized for his work ""for a better organized and more peaceful world."" Kofi Annan focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and …
Nelson Mandela
Inbunden, 2006
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Born in obscurity and relative poverty, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela became the first president of South Africa elected by a fully representative democratic vote. One of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, the man affectionately known as ""Madiba"" (an honorary title bestowed by elders of his …
Oscar Arias Sanchez
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Inbunden, 2007
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Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at that time. Then the president of Costa Rica, Sanchez was the main architect of the Esquipulas II Accords, a plan to promote democracy and peace in the …
Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin
Inbunden, 2007
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The 1978 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, prime minister of Israel, for their contributions to the Camp David Accords. These accords comprised two frame agreements on peace in the Middle East, and on peace between Egypt and Israel. The choice of …
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams
Inbunden, 2006
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Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the violence in Northern Ireland, a conflict dating back to the division of Ireland by the British in the 1920s. Williams and Corrigan joined forces in August 1976 in their West Belfast neighborhood, …
Desmond Tutu
Inbunden, 2006
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Cleric and civil rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. The Nobel Committee called Tutu ""a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa...the Committee wishes to direct attention to the non-violent struggle for …
Mother Teresa
Inbunden, 2007
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Mother Teresa is one of the most admired Nobel laureates of all time. Born in Eastern Europe of Albanian parents, she became a Catholic missionary nun in India when she was still a teenager. After teaching in a convent school in Calcutta for nearly two decades, in 1946 she claimed that she heard …
Shirin Ebadi
Inbunden, 2007
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As a lawyer, judge, lecturer, writer, and activist, Shirin Ebadi has spoken out in her country, Iran, as well as throughout the world. ""Shirin Ebadi"" is the story of an exceptional figure who has dedicated her life to fighting for basic human rights, especially those of women and children, within …
Aung San Suu Kyi
Inbunden, 2007
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When a military junta took power in Myanmar (then called Burma) in 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi - the daughter of General Aung San, who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in 1947 - entered Burmese politics to work for democratization. Heavily influenced by Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent …
Modern Peacemakers Set
Inbunden, 2007
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Modern Peacemakers profiles key recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and the work they were doing when they received the award. Created especially for high school students, this unique set reveals how each prize winner helped broker peace between hostile parties around the world, while introducing …
