Consider the following names: 1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2. Lech Walesa 3. Shimon Peres 4. Yasser Arafat Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?
- A1 and 2
- B1, 3 and 4
- C2, 3 and 4
- D1, 2, 3 and 4Correct
Explanation
All four individuals mentioned are Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his non violent campaign against apartheid in South Africa.
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Lech Walesa won the prize in 1983 for his efforts in organizing the Solidarity movement for workers rights and democracy in Poland.
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Shimon Peres and 4. Yasser Arafat, along with Yitzhak Rabin, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East through the Oslo Accords.
Since every person on the list has received the award, the correct option is D.
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