Information about Indira Gandhi Peace Prize:
The Indira Gandhi Prize or Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, the Indira Gandhi Prize for Disarmament and Development, is a prestigious award presented annually by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust to individuals or organizations for their constructive efforts to promote international peace, development and a new international economic order. is recognized. This scientific discoveries are used for the greater good of humanity, and increase the scope of freedom.
The award carries a cash prize of 2.5 lakh Indian rupees and a citation. A written work, published to be worthy of consideration. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust comprises prominent national and international personalities, including past recipients. Recipients are selected from a pool of national and international nominees.
Brief Description of Indira Gandhi Peace Prize:
Year | Award Recipient | Description |
1986 | Parliamentarians for Global Action | International Organization of Parliamentarians |
1987 | Mikhail Gorbachev | Leaders of the former Soviet Union |
1988 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | Former Prime Minister of Norway |
1989 | UNICEF | United Nations Children's Emergency Fund |
1990 | Sam Nujoma | First President of Namibia |
1991 | Rajiv Gandhi | Former Prime Minister of India (posthumously) |
1992 | Saburo Okita | The Economist of Japan |
1993 | Václav Havel | First President of the Czech Republic |
1994 | Trevor Huddleston | To work against apartheid |
1995 | Olusegun Obasanjo | 12th President of Nigeria |
1996 | Médecins Sans Frontieres | Voluntary organization |
1997 | Jimmy Carter | 39th President of the United States |
1998 | Muhammad Yunus | Founder of Grameen Bank |
1999 | M. S. Swaminathan | Indian Agricultural Scientist |
2000 | Mary Robinson | 7th President of Ireland |
2001 | Sadako Ogata | Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
2002 | Srinath Ramphal | Second Secretary General of the Commonwealth |
2003 | Kofi Annan | 7th Secretary General of the United Nations |
2004 | Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Princess of Thailand |
2005 | Hamid Karzai | First President of Afghanistan |
2006 | Wangari Mathai | Environmental and political activist, the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize |
2007 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Charity |
2008 | Mohammed ElBaradei | 4th Secretary General of the International Atomic Energy Agency |
2009 | Sheikh Hasina | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
2010 | Luiz Inkio Lula da Silva | Former President of Brazil |
2011 | Ila Bhatt | Founder of SEWA (SEWA) |
2012 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | President of Liberia |
2013 | Angela Merkel | Chancellor of Germany |
2014 | Indian Space Research Organisation | Indian Space Agency |
2015 | UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
2017 | Manmohan Singh | Former Indian Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Governor of the Reserve Bank of India |
2018 | Center for Science and Environment | Independent research and advocacy think tank |
2019 | Sir David Frederick Attenborough | Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FRSA FLS FZS FSA FRSGS is an English broadcaster and natural historian. |
2020 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Founding leaders of Bangladesh |
2021 | first | An organization dedicated to improving the quality of education among underprivileged children in India and around the world. |
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