Nobel Peace Prize laureates from 1950 to 1969
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Ralph Bunche · Léon Jouhaux · Albert Schweitzer. (Updated Feb 1, 2022.)
Every Nobel Peace Prize laureate between 1950 and 1969, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Who deserved it most?
Top 17
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Ralph Bunche
1950. For his work as mediator in Palestine in 1948-1949.
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Léon Jouhaux
1951. For having devoted his life to the fight against war through the promotion of social justice and brotherhood among men and nations.
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Albert Schweitzer
1952. For his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one.
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George Catlett Marshall Jr.
1953. For proposing and supervising the plan for the economic recovery of Europe.
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1954. For its efforts to heal the wounds of war by providing help and protection to refugees all over the world.
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Lester Bowles Pearson
1957. For his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis.
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Dominique Pire
1958. For his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity.
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Philip Noel-Baker
1959. For his longstanding contribution to the cause of disarmament and peace.
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Albert Luthuli
1960. For his non-violent struggle against apartheid.
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Dag Hammarskjöld
1961. For developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter.
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Linus Pauling
1962. For his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West.
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International Committee of the Red Cross
1963. For promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN.
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League of Red Cross Societies
1963. For promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
1964. For his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population.
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
1965. For its effort to enhance solidarity between nations and reduce the difference between rich and poor states.
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René Cassin
1968. For his struggle to ensure the rights of man as stipulated in the UN Declaration.
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International Labour Organization
1969. For creating international legislation insuring certain norms for working conditions in every country.
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Comments (3)
Dag Hammarskjöld got it posthumously.
Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964, the youngest at the time.
Ralph Bunche, first African American laureate.