The Nobel Peace Prize 1982

Alva Myrdal

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Prize share: 1/2

Alfonso García Robles

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Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Peace Prize 1982 was awarded jointly to Alva Myrdal and Alfonso García Robles."

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