Nelson Mandela, Defeated Hatred in South Africa, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
The son of a tribal chief, Nelson Mandela began his opposition to South Africa’s government policies, which relegated blacks to non-voting, second-class citizens in a segregated society, while attending college. He went on to become a lawyer and joined the outlawed...
Mohammad ElBaradei, former head of the IAEA, Egyptian Political Leader, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security—and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use.” Mohamed ElBaradei was head of the International Atomic Energy Agency,...
F.W. de Klerk, Helped to End Apartheid, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
An attorney who held a number of South African ministerial posts, F.W. de Klerk became both the leader of South Africa’s National Party and the country’s president in 1989. Upon becoming President, de Klerk, a conservative, shocked many when he lifted the ban on the...
Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Indigenous Rights Leader, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Laueate
After losing her mother and brother to Guatemalan death squads in the late 1970s, Rigoberta Menchu Tum followed in her father’s footsteps to become a human rights activist and leader in her country. A Mayan Indian, she publicly protested human rights abuses against...
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