Dr. Muhammad Yunus

-- The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means.
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How Dr. Yunus First Heard the News

-- It was around 2:50pm, when someone from the Norwegian television channel called me. He told me that the peace prize will be announced within 10 minutes and requested me to hold the line because whispering went on outside the room that I was going to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 'The Nobel committee has entered the room, it's time for declaring the name ...
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Bill Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General

Queen Sophia, Spain

Shinjo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh, Indian Prime Minister

Sonia Gandhi