Nobel Peace Prize 1989

The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)

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The Nobel Peace Prize 1989 was awarded to The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) "for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people"

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