Indira Gandhi Prize

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Not to be confused with Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration .

The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom. The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Indian Rupees and a citation. There have been 21 recipients as of 2007. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients have been chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.

[edit] Indira Gandhi Prize Recipients

No Year Name Recipient Description
1. 1986[1] Parliamentarians for Global Action International Organisation of Parliamentarians
2. 1987[2] Mikhail Gorbachev Former Soviet Union Leader
3. 1988[3] Gro Harlem Brundtland Former Prime Minister of Norway
4. 1989[4] UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
5. 1990[5] Sam Nujoma First President of Namibia
6. 1991[6] Rajiv Gandhi Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous)
7. 1992[7] Saburo Okita Japanese Economist
8. 1993[8] Václav Havel 1st President of the Czech Republic
9. 1994[9] Trevor Huddleston Anti-Apartheid Activist
10. 1995[10] Olusegun Obasanjo 12th President of Nigeria
11. 1996[11] Medicins Sans Frontieres Voluntary Organisation
12. 1997[12] Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States
13. 1998[13] Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2006
14. 1999[14] M S Swaminathan Indian Agricultural Scientist
15. 2000[15] Mary Robinson 7th President of Ireland
16. 2001[16] Sadako Ogata Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
17. 2002[17] Shridath Ramphal 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
18. 2003[18] Kofi Annan 7th United Nations Secretary General
19. 2004[19] Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand
20. 2005[20] Hamid Karzai 1st President of Afghanistan
22. 2007[21] Wangari Maathai Environmental and Political activist
23. 2008[22] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Charitable Foundation


[edit] Notes

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  7. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:asp0000020011107dobj0074i, accessed Nov 4, 2006.
  8. ^ Havel's Acceptance Speech accessed Nov 4, 2006.
  9. ^ African National Congress Website dated Jan 27, 1995, accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  10. ^ FES Website accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  11. ^ The Hindu Archives for November 1997 dated Nov 1997 accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  12. ^ Jimmy Carter Library.Org accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  13. ^ Grameen Bank Website accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  14. ^ The Hindu News Archives for November 2000 dated Nov 2000 accessed Nov 4, 2006.
  15. ^ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  16. ^ Embassy of Japan In India Website accessed Nov 4, 2006.
  17. ^ The Tribune dated Apr 13, 2003, accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  18. ^ The Hindu news article dated Nov 20, 2003, accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  19. ^ The Hindu news article dated Nov 20, 2005, accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  20. ^ The Tribune dated Nov 20, 2005, accessed Nov 2, 2006.
  21. ^ New India Press dated Nov 20, 2007, accessed Nov 20, 2007.
  22. ^ timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated Mar 15, 2008, accessed Mar 15, 2008.
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