First African American Nobel Peace Prize Winner

On this day in 1950 ralph j.

The first black recipient american ralph bunche was awarded the peace prize in 1950. In 1979 he won the nobel memorial prize in economics becoming the first black person to win a nobel prize in a category other than peace. Ellen sirleaf won her nobel peace prize in 2011 when she was the president of liberia. Two black laureates barack obama and ellen johnson sirleaf were presidents of their countries the united states and liberia respectively when they were awarded the prize while ahmed was prime minister of ethiopia when he was announced as winner.

The first black female nobel winner was toni morrison in 1993 followed by wangari maathai. Wangari maathai was the first african woman to receive the nobel peace prize. Albert luthuli was the first african and the first person from outside europe and the americas to be awarded the nobel peace prize. She was also the first female scholar from east and central africa to take a doctorate in biology and the first female professor ever in her home country of kenya.

Albert luthuli south africa 1960. Diplomacy while serving in the office of strategic services and. Maathai is the only environmentalist to ever win this award. Bunche negotiated a cease fire agreement between arabs and israelis following the war that broke out after the creation of the state of israel.

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The nobel peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to frédéric passy and henry dunant who shared a prize of 150 782 swedish kronor equal to 7 731 004 kronor in 2008 and most recently to world food programme in 2020. Born in detroit michigan in 1904 he entered the field of u s. Luthuli was awarded the prestigious award in 1960 for his role in championing for non violent resistance to racial discrimination in south africa. Bunche was awarded the nobel peace prize the first black american to receive the award.

In 1964 martin luther king jr. The most recent abiy ahmed was awarded his peace prize in 2019. Wangari maathai africa s first female winner of the nobel peace prize died in a nairobi hospital following a battle with cancer on september 25 2011. Bunche was the first african american to win the prestigious award.

A household name in her country maathai vowed to use the cash award that comes with the award to promote her environment campaigns. Wangari maathai became the first black african woman to be awarded the nobel prize in 2004. He was the first african american to be awarded the prize.