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[[File:Medal Nobel Peace Prizes.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A Nobel Prize Medal with a picture of [[Alfred Nobel]]]]

[[File:Medal Nobel Peace Prizes.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A Nobel Prize Medal with a picture of [[Alfred Nobel]]]]

The '''Nobel Peace Prize''' is one of the five [[Nobel Prize]]s; it is awarded in [[Norway]] by the Nobel Committee. The other four, awarded in [[Sweden]], are in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature. Each laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma and a quantity of money. The prize has increasingly been rewarded to various world leaders for political reasons.<ref>Levinson, K. Liva (November 5, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/international/468850-nobel-prize-for-ethiopian-prime-minister-renews-scrutiny-of-premature Nobel Prize for Ethiopian prime minister renews scrutiny of 'premature' awards]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref>

The '''Nobel Peace Prize''' is one of the five [[Nobel Prize]]s; it is awarded in [[Norway]] by the Nobel Committee. The other four, awarded in [[Sweden]], are in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature. Each laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma and a quantity of money. The prize has increasingly been awarded to various world leaders for political reasons.<ref>Levinson, K. Liva (November 5, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/international/468850-nobel-prize-for-ethiopian-prime-minister-renews-scrutiny-of-premature Nobel Prize for Ethiopian prime minister renews scrutiny of 'premature' awards]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref>

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five persons who are chosen by the Norwegian Parliament.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/ Nomination and Selection of Peace Prize Laureates</ref> Any individual who meets the nominee criteria can nominate someone for the award, resulting in many nominations. It has been awarded 95 times since 1901.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five persons who are chosen by the Norwegian Parliament.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/ Nomination and Selection of Peace Prize Laureates</ref> Any individual who meets the nominee criteria can nominate someone for the award, resulting in many nominations. It has been awarded 95 times since 1901.

Peace was the fifth and final prize area that [[Alfred Nobel]] mentioned in his will:

Peace was the fifth and final prize area that [[Alfred Nobel]] mentioned in his will:

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“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” (Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel written in 1895.) <ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/</ref>

“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” (Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel written in 1895.)<ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/</ref>

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In 1925 U.S. [[Vice President]] [[Charles Dawes]] was awarded the Peace Prize for stabilizing the German economy with the Dawes Plan (1924). It involved making humanitarian loans to Germany which were used to pay [[reparations]] to Britain and France and other Allies, who in turn paid off their war debts to the U.S. The Plan succeeded in restoring prosperity to Europe.

In 1925 U.S. [[Vice President]] [[Charles Dawes]] was awarded the Peace Prize for stabilizing the German economy with the Dawes Plan (1924). It involved making humanitarian loans to Germany which were used to pay [[reparations]] to Britain and France and other Allies, who in turn paid off their war debts to the U.S. The Plan succeeded in restoring prosperity to Europe.

The dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 [[Appeasement|for the Munich Pact]].  Soviet dicatator [[Joseph Stalin]] was nominated at the end of [[World War II]] in 1945.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/peace/ Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize</ref>

The dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 [[Appeasement|for the Munich Pact]].  Soviet dictator [[Joseph Stalin]] was nominated at the end of [[World War II]] in 1945.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/peace/ Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize</ref>

In 1964 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:

In 1964 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:

{{quotebox-float|"I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when twenty-two million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. I accept this award in behalf of a [[civil rights movement]] which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice... I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him." <ref>http://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.com/nobelpeaceprize.htm</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when twenty-two million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. I accept this award in behalf of a [[civil rights movement]] which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice... I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him."<ref>http://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.com/nobelpeaceprize.htm</ref>}}

In 1978 Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]] and [[Israel]]i prime minister [[Menachem Begin]] jointly won the prize for the [[Camp David Accords]].  Having made peace with infidels, Sadat was murdered a little more than two years later by radical [[Islamic]] terrorists.

In 1978 Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]] and [[Israel]] his prime minister [[Menachem Begin]] jointly won the prize for the [[Camp David Accords]].  Having made peace with infidels, Sadat was murdered a little more than two years later by radical [[Islamic]] terrorists.

In 1989, after [[Soviet]] troops moved into [[Tbilisi]], [[Republic of Georgia|Georgia]] to crack down on protests by killing at least 20 people and leaving hundreds injured or poisoned by gas,<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-soviet-demonstrations/25324233.html</ref> Soviet premier [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his efforts to preserve [[communist]] [[slavery|enslavement]] in the [[Soviet Union|Soviet Republics]].

In 1989, after [[Soviet]] troops moved into [[Tbilisi]], [[Republic of Georgia|Georgia]] to crack down on protests by killing at least 20 people and leaving hundreds injured or poisoned by gas,<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-soviet-demonstrations/25324233.html</ref> Soviet premier [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his efforts to preserve [[communist]] [[slavery|enslavement]] in the [[Soviet Union|Soviet Republics]].

In 1991 Aung San Suu Kyi won the prize; in 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi became the State Counsellor or head of government of the [[Chinese Communist]] allied state of [[Myanmar]]; after taking office the Myanmar ruling [[junta]] massacred thousands of Rohingya in a [[genocide]], forcing more than 700,000 to flee to [[Bangladesh]]..<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar.html|title=Did the World Get Aung San Suu Kyi Wrong?|first1=Amanda|last1=Taub|first2=Max|last2=Fisher|date=31 October 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114095109/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar.html|archive-date=14 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/what-happened-to-myanmars-human-rights-icon|title=What Happened to Myanmar's Human-Rights Icon?|first=Hannah|last=Beech|date=25 September 2017|work=The New Yorker|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114145201/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/what-happened-to-myanmars-human-rights-icon|archive-date=14 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/on-demand/67615-001|title=Dispatches – On Demand – All 4|publisher=Channel 4|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112236/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/on-demand/67615-001|archive-date=15 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJ7FgNyTNbhNAA3RtXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1530149261/RO=10/RU=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/myanmar-suu-kyi-rohingya-genocide_us_5ab14dd7e4b008c9e5f1fc90/RK=2/RS=g1Tivi.NDd5FfxVlfFFrf5LyFn4-|title=rohingya genocide}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>The Guardian, 12 November 2018 [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/12/aung-san-suu-kyi-amnesty-highest-honour-shameful-betrayal amnesty betrayal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112211037/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/12/aung-san-suu-kyi-amnesty-highest-honour-shameful-betrayal |date=12 November 2018 }}</ref>  

In 1991 Aung San Suu Kyi won the prize; in 2016 Aung San Suu Kyi became the State Counsellor or head of government of the [[Chinese Communist]] allied state of [[Myanmar]]; after taking office, the Myanmar ruling [[junta]] massacred thousands of Rohingya in a [[genocide]], forcing more than 700,000 to flee to [[Bangladesh]]..<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar.html|title=Did the World Get Aung San Suu Kyi Wrong?|first1=Amanda|last1=Taub|first2=Max|last2=Fisher|date=31 October 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114095109/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar.html|archive-date=14 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/what-happened-to-myanmars-human-rights-icon|title=What Happened to Myanmar's Human-Rights Icon?|first=Hannah|last=Beech|date=25 September 2017|work=The New Yorker|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114145201/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/what-happened-to-myanmars-human-rights-icon|archive-date=14 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/on-demand/67615-001|title=Dispatches – On Demand – All 4|publisher=Channel 4|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112236/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/on-demand/67615-001|archive-date=15 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJ7FgNyTNbhNAA3RtXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1530149261/RO=10/RU=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/myanmar-suu-kyi-rohingya-genocide_us_5ab14dd7e4b008c9e5f1fc90/RK=2/RS=g1Tivi.NDd5FfxVlfFFrf5LyFn4-|title=rohingya genocide}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>The Guardian, 12 November 2018 [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/12/aung-san-suu-kyi-amnesty-highest-honour-shameful-betrayal amnesty betrayal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112211037/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/12/aung-san-suu-kyi-amnesty-highest-honour-shameful-betrayal |date=12 November 2018 }}</ref>  

[[Nelson Mandela]] won in 1993 with former [[South Africa]] president Frederik Willem de Klerk for a peaceful transfer of power to black majority rule.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1993</ref>  

[[Nelson Mandela]] won in 1993 with former [[South Africa]] president Frederik Willem de Klerk for a peaceful transfer of power to black majority rule.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1993</ref>