Nobel Peace Prize (2011 announcement)

from www.nobelprize.org/

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Leymah Gbowee

Tawakkul Karman

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".