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| | 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]]. |
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| − | 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> |
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| | [[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> |
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| − | [[Yassir Arafat]], the "father of modern terrorism" and responsible for thousands of murders,<ref>https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2004/11/11/the-father-of-modern-terrorism-the-true-legacy-of-yasser-arafat/#:~:text=Under%20international%20pressure%2C%20King%20Hussein,driven%20out%20of%20the%20country.</ref> received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994, together with [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and [[Shimon Peres]] for the Oslo Accords. Even after receiving the award, thousands more died in the Palestinian Intifada between 2000-2005 which he commanded.<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/yasser-arafat</ref> | + | [[Yassir Arafat]], the "father of modern terrorism" and responsible for thousands of murders,<ref>https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2004/11/11/the-father-of-modern-terrorism-the-true-legacy-of-yasser-arafat/#:~:text=Under%20international%20pressure%2C%20King%20Hussein,driven%20out%20of%20the%20country.</ref> received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994, together with [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and [[Shimon Peres]] for the Oslo Accords. Even after receiving the award, thousands more died in the Palestinian Intifada between 2000 and 2005 which he commanded.<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/yasser-arafat</ref> |
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| | Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] won the award in 2002.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/ The Nobel Peace Prize 2002</ref> | | Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] won the award in 2002.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/ The Nobel Peace Prize 2002</ref> |