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Mikhail Gorbachev – The Nobel Peace Prize 1990

1931: March 2, born, Privolnoye, Krasnogvardeisky District, Stavropol territory in the North Caucasus, to a peasant family in a small village, his father an agricultural mechanic on a collective farm.
1942: German army occupies the Privolnoye area.
1945: Begins work as assistant to combine harvest operator.
1949: Awarded Order of Red Banner of Labour.
1950: Enrolled in Faculty of [...]

Massimo Barra – Standing Commission of the Red Cross Red and Red Crescent

Massimo Barra is one of the first medical doctors in Italy to take care of drug users since 1974 at the Social Diseases Centre of Rome and then founding in 1976 Villa Maraini, the Foundation where he has been Director for more than 30 years. Red Cross Volunteer since the age of 8, Barra was [...]

DAVID T. IVES, ALBERT SCHWEITZER INSTITUTE

David is currently the Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute at Quinnipiac University in the state of Connecticut in the United States. The Albert Schweitzer Institute promotes the ideas and values of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer on a worldwide basis. He is also an Adjunct Professor of [...]

BO HLA TINT- MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF BURMA GOVERNMENT IN EXILE

Bo HIa-Tint, born in 1957, graduated from the Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT) in 1981. Trained as a civil engineer, he worked as a field engineer in Burma’s Irrigation Department before he got involved in the political movement.
He played a leading role in Mogok, his native town, during the 1988 nationwide demonstrations for democracy [...]

TOM BROKAW – NBC NEWS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Tom Brokaw, one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism, is a special correspondent for NBC News. In this role, he reports and produces long-form documentaries and provides expertise during election coverage and breaking news events for NBC News. Currently, Brokaw is traveling across the country, reporting on the changing face of [...]

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