# Nobel Peace Prize laureates of the 1970s

Every Nobel Peace Prize laureate between 1970 and 1979, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Who deserved it most?

- 8 votes · 13 items
- Oct 21, 2020 · rutero_pamplona
- https://even.best/en/l/1243/nobel-peace-prize-laureates-of-the-1970s

## Top 13

1. **Eisaku Satō** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1974. For his contribution to stabilize conditions in the Pacific rim area and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
2. **Norman Ernest Borlaug** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1970. For having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution.
3. **Willy Brandt** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1971. For paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West.
4. **Anwar Sadat** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1978. For jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978.
5. **Lê Đức Thọ** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1973. For jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973.
6. **Henry Kissinger** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1973. For jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973.
7. **Andrei Sakharov** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1975. For his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union, for disarmament and cooperation between all nations.
8. **Betty Williams** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1976. For the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland.
9. **Mairead Corrigan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1976. For the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland.
10. **Amnesty International** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1977. For worldwide respect for human rights.
11. **Menachem Begin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1978. For jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978.
12. **Mother Teresa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1979. For her work for bringing help to suffering humanity.
13. **Seán MacBride** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1974. For his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world.

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