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Mairead Maguire (born 1944) – Northern Ireland peace movement, Nobel peace laureate; Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) – South African statesman, leader in the anti-apartheid movement and post-apartheid reconciliation, founder of The Elders, inspiration; Rosa Manus (1881–1942) – Dutch pacifist and suffragist
The Canadian Peace Congress (1949–1990) was a leading organizer of the Canadian peace movement, particularly under the leadership of James Gareth Endicott (its president until 1971). [82] For over a century Canada has had a diverse peace movement, with coalitions and networks in many cities, towns, and regions.
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) – Liberian peace activist, organizer of women's peace movement in Liberia, awarded 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) – President of Liberia , shared 2011 Nobel Peace Prize with Tawakkol Karman and Leymah Gbowee in recognition of "their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for ...
Stacker used various sources to uncover the stories behind 14 heroes of the Civil Rights Movement whose names you might not recognize.
"for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors." [8] [16] Fredrik Bajer (1837–1922) Denmark 1909 Auguste Beernaert (1829–1912) Belgium "for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration." [8] [17] Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant (1852 ...
Haitian nationalist leader Port-au-Prince Haiti: U.S. Marines: Emiliano Zapata: 1919: 10 April Mexican peasant leader Chinameca Mexico: Jesús Guajardo Mustafa Suphi: 1921: 28 January Turkish communist leader Black Sea Turkey: Turkish agents Michael Collins: 1922: 22 August Irish independence leader Béal na Bláth Ireland: Irish Civil War ...
Family and friends of Vivian Silver, a prominent Canadian Israeli peace activist, commemorated her life on Thursday, two days after authorities confirmed she had been killed by Hamas militants on ...
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.