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302 matches to Ulster Peace Movement
Mandela, Nelson. 1918-. South African anti-Apartheid ANC leader. Jailed 1962-90. President 94-99.
Marshall, George. 1880-1959. US general. Marshall Plan.
Moscow Declaration. 1943 Allies declare need for International peacekeeping organization...UN. 1956 Officially ends WWII between USSR and Japan.
Myrdal, Gunnar. 1898-1987. Swedish economist/sociologist on racism. American Dilemma 1944.
Nagyvarad, Peace. 1538. Divided Hungary between Hapsburg and Zápolya. Failure allowed Ottoman occupation of 2/3 of Hungary.
Nanking Peace. 1842. Opium War. Britain gains Hong Kong. Trade opened.
Nansen, Fridtjof. 1861-1930. Norwegian arctic explorer/statesman. Drifted in ship “Fram” 1895-6. Advocated independence from Sweden.
Nicias, Peace. 421BC. Pause in Peloponnesian War.
Nobel Prize. Nobel legacy funded. Peace Prize
and prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature. 1969 +Economics.
. Declined: Le Duc Tho, Pasternak, Sartre.
OAS. Organization of American States. 1948. Western Hemisphere organization for peace, security, and economic cooperation. Cuba expelled 1962.
Obregón, Alvaro. 1880-1928. Reforming Mexican President 1920-24. Peace after civil war.
Oliva, Peace. 1660. Ended First Northern War.
Opium Wars. 1839-42 Hong Kong ceded to Britain. 1856-60. French, British force China to open trade, legalize opium. Demonstrated European weapon superiority. Nanking Treaty.
Panmunjom. Site of Korean peace talks 1951-3.
Paris Peace Conference. 1919-20. Versailles Treaty.
Passy, Frédéric. 1822-1912. French founder of International League for Permanent Peace 1867. First
Pauling, Linus. 1901-94. US biochemist/peace advocate. Chemical bonding.
Pax. Roman goddess of peace.
Pax Romana. 27BC-193. Period of Roman peace and prosperity begun by Augustus.
Pearson, Lester. 1897-1972. Canadian Prime Minister 1963-8. UN mediator in Palestine 1948, Suez 1956.
Peterloo Massacre. 1819. Peaceful Manchester demonstration for parliamentary reform suppressed by cavalry. 500 casualties. Ultra tories limit freedom of press, assembly.
Polyanov, Peace. 1634. Poland receives Smolensk for recognizing first Romanov czar, Michael.
Potsdam Agreement. 1945. Truman, Stalin, Attlee agree to draw up peace treaties, reduce German industrialization, restore democracy in Europe after WWII. Outlawed Nazism. Divided Germany.
Prague, Peace of. 1635. Ends Swedish phase of Thirty Years War.
Rabin, Yitzhak. 1992-95. Israeli statesman. Military leader, Six Day War. PM 74-77, 92-95. Peace negotiater.