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The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population." [1] [2] He is the twelfth American recipient of the prestigious Peace Prize. [3]
Nineteen women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than any other Nobel Prize. [7] Only two recipients have won multiple Peace Prizes: the International Committee of the Red Cross has won three times (1917, 1944 and 1963) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has won twice (1954 and 1981). [ 6 ]
As of October 2023, the Peace Prize has been awarded to 111 individuals and 27 organizations; 19 women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than for any other Nobel Prize. Only two recipients have won multiple Prizes: the International Committee of the Red Cross has won three times (1917, 1944, and 1963) and the Office of the United Nations ...
An official Nobel Peace Prize gold medal is seen at the exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, on December 8, 2023. Credit - Sergei Gapon—Anadolu via Getty Images
The Nobel Prize. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a total of 965 individuals and 27 organizations as of 2023. [1] The United States has the highest number of Nobel laureates in the world, with over 420 Nobel laureates. [2] Around 71% of all Nobel Prizes have been awarded to Americans; around 29% of them are immigrants from other ...
First president (and first American) to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. [ay] [185] [186] [187] First president to ride in any sort of aircraft. [68] [92] First president to ride in a submarine. [68] [92] First president to travel outside the contiguous United States and to visit a foreign country while in office. [az] [188] [189]
The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee urged Iran to release imprisoned peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi and let her accept the award at the annual prize ceremony in December. Mohammadi, an ...
President-elect Trump has declared that he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he could potentially win it by ending the war in Ukraine, brokering peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan ...