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Jigonhsasee – co-founder, along with The Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Iroquois Confederacy, she became known as the Mother of Nations among the Iroquois. Tano Jōdai (1886–1982) – Japanese English literature professor, peace activist and university president; John Paul II (1920–2005) – Polish Catholic pope, inspiration, advocate
The Great Peacemaker (Mohawk: Skén:nen rahá:wi [4] [ˈskʌ̃ː.nʌ̃ ɾa.ˈhaː.wi]), sometimes referred to as Deganawida or Tekanawí:ta [4] [de.ga.na.ˈwiː.da] in Mohawk (as a mark of respect, some Iroquois avoid using his personal name except in special circumstances) was by tradition, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois ...
Throughout history there have been many leaders, negotiators, and diplomats who have acted as peacemakers in various conflicts. One such diplomat who negotiated numerous peace settlements across the Middle East during the early 1970s between Israel and its neighbours was Henry Kissinger.
Knoxville has a history of being a place where people of all faiths can find common ground and work together for the common good.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize annually "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."
Eva Bacon (1909–1994) – Australian socialist, feminist, pacifist; Doris Blackburn (1889–1970) – Australian social reformer, politician, pacifist; Helen Caldicott (born 1938) – Australian physician, anti-nuclear activist, revived Physicians for Social Responsibility, campaigner against the dangers of radiation
Malcolm X’s assassination may have been more consequential to the movement than King’s and on par with the losses of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and his brother Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 ...
Peace Now supported Begin for a time and hailed him as a peacemaker, but turned against him when the Sinai withdrawal was accompanied by an accelerated campaign of land confiscation and settlement-building on the West Bank. Peace Now advocates a negotiated peace with the Palestinians. This was originally worded vaguely, with no definition of ...