Mairead Maguire
Northern Irish peace activist (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mairead Maguire[3][6] (born 27 January 1944), also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She co-founded, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, the Women for Peace, which later became the Community for Peace People, an organization dedicated to encouraging a peaceful resolution of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.[7] Maguire and Williams were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize.[8]
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Mairead Maguire | |
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Born | Mairead Corrigan (1944-01-27) 27 January 1944 (age 80) |
Other names | Mairead Corrigan Maguire |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Organization(s) | The Peace People, The Nobel Women's Initiative |
Known for | International social activist |
Spouse |
Jackie Maguire (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 (5)[3][2] |
Relatives | Anne Maguire (sister) |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1976) Norwegian People's Peace Prize (1976)[4] Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1976)[5] Pacem in Terris Award (1990) |
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