
| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Number: | 44 - 0 |
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| Name: | Hélder Câmara |
| Country: | BRAZIL (BR) |
| Motivation: | Hélder Câmara was nominated for his unique role in one of the poorest areas of Latin-America as a leader of the progressive minority of the Catholic Church. Furthermore, he has been a leading spokesman for non-violent methods to further social change and he has played an important international role by contributing to a greater understanding in industrialized countries of the social reality in one of the poorest areas in the world. |
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| Name: | Members of the Swedish parliament |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |