ctru said:
Correct, but way too late?
Or completly wrong as the social standard in may EU countries are deteriorating, and the EU stands for politics that reinforces the social problems and weakens the possibilities for democratic governance.
Any thought?
"The EU was awarded the prize in recognition of
"over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe", and becomes the 25th institution to receive the prize since its creation in 1901."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/oct/07/nobel-peace-prize-winners-list-2011 Listing of all winners - individuals and organisations set out there.
Some strange awards not to say contentious - Obama (for being elected?), Gore, (for inventing the internet?) Kissenger (for a long history of starting wars?) Bet Tony Blair was on the phone (again)!!
The sequence is sometimes curious as well e.g Mandela followed by Arafat. 93/94 then Peres and Rabin. Obviously trying to influence matters there!!
But the strangest omission of all is that Gandhi never received - they say they dont award posthumously! What sort of Peace Prize is this?
I can find two Argentines who won:
1936
Carlos Lamas Saveedra - first Latin American to win peace prize
from
Wikipedia
When General Agustín P. Justo [
fraudulently] was elected president of Argentina in 1932, he appointed Saavedra Lamas as foreign minister. In this post for six years, Saavedra Lamas brought international prestige to Argentina. He played an important role in every South American diplomatic issue of the middle thirties, induced Argentina to rejoin the League of Nations after an absence of thirteen years, and represented Argentina at virtually every international meeting of consequence during this period. His work in ending the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932–1935) had not only local significance but generalized international importance as well
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
wikipedia
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his efforts in the defence of human rights after the 1976 coup.