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One factor that may fan the flames of controversy is the speed of recognition with regard to The Peace Prize in relation to the prizes for science and literature which are often awarded decades after the work that is being recognised. In contrast The Peace Prize has often been awarded only a year or so after the political events that have merited the award.  

One factor that may fan the flames of controversy is the speed of recognition with regard to The Peace Prize in relation to the prizes for science and literature which are often awarded decades after the work that is being recognised. In contrast The Peace Prize has often been awarded only a year or so after the political events that have merited the award.  

Whatever the controversies The Peace Prize has, on many occasions, provided much needed recognition for a struggle against oppression that might have been otherwise been ignored. Particularly clear examples of this have been the award in 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi for her heroic struggle against the brutal military dictatorship in Myanmar (Burma) and the award in 1996 to Jose Ramos Horta and Bishop Belo of East Timor in recognition of their struggle against the oppressive and, at times, genocidal occupation of that country by the Indonesian government.  

Whatever the controversies The Peace Prize has, on many occasions, provided much needed recognition for a struggle against oppression that might have been otherwise been ignored. Particularly clear examples of this have been the award in 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi for her heroic struggle against the brutal military dictatorship in Myanmar (Burma) and the award in 1996 to Jose Ramos Horta and Bishop Belo of East Timor in recognition of their struggle against the oppressive and, at times, genocidal occupation of that country by the Indonesian government.

 

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[[Category:Nobel Prize laureates]]

[[Category:Nobel Prize laureates]]