African noble peace price Laureates.
Peace in Africa.
Through the 19th and the and by the eve of the 20th
centuries even until today, Many African leaders and advocates have led
revolts and uprisings to restore peace to their mother countries that
were being taken over. Many tried their best for the restoration of
peace in their countries but not in the mid 20th century did they see a
taste of the goodness of their effort for peace. The list is endless but
we shall a few of the top people who fought for their home countries
and the for the peace of the African continent at large.
1. Nelson Mandela.
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| Nelson Mandela(credit: QBuzz-Qnet) |
Nelson mandela born 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013 was a
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and
philanthropist. Mandela served 27 years in prison, initially on Robben
Island, and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. Amid
growing domestic and international pressure, and with fears of a racial
civil war, President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990. Mandela and de
Klerk negotiated an end to apartheid and organised the 1994 multiracial
general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became
President. Leading a broad coalition government which promulgated a new
constitution.
Nelson mandela won many peace prizes of recognition
including the Sakharov Prize (1988), Bharat Ratna (1990),
Nishan-e-Pakistan (1992), Nobel Peace Prize (1993) Read more about
Nelson mandela.
2. Albert Luthuli
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| Albert Luthuli (Credit: Luthuli museum, A. L family collection) |
Albert John Mufumbi Luthuli born in 1989 in Baluwayo,
Zimbabwe, was the president of the the banned African national
congress(ANC). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 for
advocating non-violent resistance to racial discrimination in South
Africa. Though the apartheid government restricted his movements,
Luthuli was granted special permission in 1961 to attend the award
ceremony in Oslo, Norway. In his speech he said that he considered the
award "a recognition of the sacrifices made by the peoples of all races
in South Africa particularly the African people who have endured and
suffered so much for so long". The chairperson of the Nobel Peace Prize
Committee, Gunnar Jahn, praised him for his commitment to the peaceful
struggle for human rights in South Africa. The ceremony was also
attended by King Olav of Norway. Luthuli was the first Black African to
be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
3. Desmond Tutu.
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| Bishop Desmond Tutu (credit: www.nobelprize.org) |
Desmond Tutu Born 7 October 1931, in Klerksdorp, was
South Africa former Secretary General, South African Council of
Churches (S.A.C.C.), Bishop of Johannesburg. the Anglican bishop Desmond
Tutu was honored with the Peace Prize for his opposition to South
Africa's brutal apartheid regime. Tutu was saluted by the Nobel
Committee for his clear views and his fearless stance, characteristics
which had made him a unifying symbol for all African freedom fighters.
Attention was once again directed at the nonviolent path to liberation.
4. Anwar al-Sada
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| Anwar al-Sadat (credit:Paper masters) |
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