# Nobel Peace Prize laureates of the 1980s

Every Nobel Peace Prize laureate between 1980 and 1989, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Who deserved it most?

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- Oct 18, 2024 · sftimetraveler
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## Top 11

1. **Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1981. For promoting the fundamental rights of refugees.
2. **Desmond Tutu** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1984. For his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa.
3. **Alfonso García Robles** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1982. For their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones.
4. **Adolfo Pérez Esquivel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1980. For being a source of inspiration to repressed people, especially in Latin America.
5. **Óscar Arias** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1987. For his work for lasting peace in Central America.
6. **Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1989. For advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people.
7. **Elie Wiesel** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1986. For being a messenger to mankind: his message is one of peace, atonement and dignity.
8. **United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1988. For preventing armed clashes and creating conditions for negotiations.
9. **Alva Myrdal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1982. For their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones.
10. **Lech Wałęsa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1983. For non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland.
11. **International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1985. For spreading authoritative information and by creating awareness of the catastrophic consequences of nuclear war.

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