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100 Years of Beatitude

Nobel Peace Prize winners explicitly influenced by Christian principles.

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1996
Carlos Belo & Jose Ramos-Horta

The bishop of Dili in East Timor and his lay colleague; worked toward a just and peaceful solution in the strife-torn region.

1998
John Hume & David Trimble

Catholic member of Parliament and Protestant Ulster Unionist Party leader; recognized for their efforts to find a peaceful solution in Northern Ireland.

2000
Kim Dae-Jung

South Korean president and devout Catholic; honored for his drive for warmer relations with North Korea.

Related Elsewhere

See today's related articles, "Anonymous Are the Peacemakers | For the past century, the Nobel Peace Prize has spotlighted those who work for 'fraternity among the nations.' But strife and warfare are often thwarted by Christians working quietly and prayerfully" and "Fellowship Without Borders | In Northern Ireland, a Catholic monk and a Presbyterian pastor learn to work together for peace."

Read the announcement of 2000 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae Jung or read a profile of the South Korean President from CNN.

Mikhail Gorbachev has his own homepage.

Read Oscar Arias Sanchez's bio or visit his Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress site.

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s acceptance speech from 1964.

Read about the history of the Friends Service Council, 1947 recipients.

Other Nobel Peace Prize winner of the faith include:

Bishop Carlos Belo

Nelson Mandela

Fredrik Willem De Klerk

Desmond Tutu

Lech Walesa

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Mother Teresa

Dag Hammarskjold

Albert John Luthuli

Philip John Noel-Baker

Albert Schweitzer

Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil

Arthur Henderson

Nathan SÖderblom

Woodrow Wilson

Ernesto Moneta

Jean Henri Dunant

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