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1901 2011
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1961
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
The Nobel Peace Prize 1961 was awarded to Dag Hammarskjöld.
Dag Hammarskjöld was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. From 1974, the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Nobel Prize cannot be awarded posthumously.
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