2011 Nobel Peace Prize
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Date
- 7 October 2011 (announcement by Thorbjørn Jagland)
- 10 December 2011
(ceremony)
LocationOslo, Norway
Presented byNorwegian Nobel Committee
Reward10 million SEK ($1.5M)
 The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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| Tawakkul Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | |
 From left to right: Karman, Gbowee, and Johnson Sirleaf "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work." | |
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| Location | Oslo, Norway |
| Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Reward | 10 million SEK ($1.5M) |
| Website | Official website |
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to three female political activists. Two African and one Asian woman were awarded for their persistence in obtaining equal rights for women.
The joint laureated were: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (b. 1938), Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee (b. 1972) and Yemeni politician Tawakkul Karman (b. 1979) "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".[1] In announcing the award on 7 October 2011, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, stressed the link between women's rights, peace and democracy.
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