Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Photo: K. Opprann
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Prize share: 1/3
Photo: K. Opprann
Leymah Gbowee
Prize share: 1/3
Photo: K. Opprann
Tawakkol Karman
Prize share: 1/3
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman "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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