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Influential Peace Activists

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Lech Wałęsa

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Former Polish president, co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Fridtjof Nansen

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Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate recognized for his work with war refugees.

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Oscar Arias Sánchez

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Former President of Costa Rica, known for his work on the Esquipulas II Accords, which aimed to end Central American conflicts.

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Jane Goodall

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Primatologist and anthropologist who advocates for environmental conservation and animal welfare, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Desmond Tutu

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South African Anglican bishop who fought against apartheid and worked on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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Jane Addams

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Known as the 'mother' of social work, co-founded the Hull House, and was a leader in women's suffrage and world peace.

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Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo

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Catholic bishop who, along with José Ramos-Horta, worked towards a peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.

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Alfred Nobel

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Established the Nobel Prizes, including the Nobel Peace Prize, in his will as awards for individuals who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Key figure in the American civil rights movement, advocated for civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience.

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Betty Williams

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Co-founder of Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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Leader of Myanmar's nonviolent movement for democracy and human rights, spent years under house arrest.

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Led India to independence through non-violent civil disobedience, profoundly influenced the global peace movement.

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Malala Yousafzai

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Advocate for girls' education in Pakistan, survived a Taliban assassination attempt, youngest Nobel Prize laureate.

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Dalai Lama

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Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, advocates for the welfare of Tibetans and nonviolent solutions to conflicts.

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Nelson Mandela

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Anti-apartheid revolutionary who became the first black president of South Africa, promoting reconciliation.

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Shirin Ebadi

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Iranian political activist, received the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights.

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César Chávez

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American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, used nonviolent tactics.

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George Fox

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Founder of the Religious Society of Friends, known as Quakers, he promoted peace and opposed all forms of violence.

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Rigoberta Menchú

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Indigenous rights activist from Guatemala, received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation.

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Bertha von Suttner

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First woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, she wrote the widely influential pacifist novel 'Lay Down Your Arms'.

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