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When and why did Barack Obama win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Asked by I. Muller, Last updated: Apr 16, 2024

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M. Krasinski

M. Krasinski

M. Krasinski
M. Krasinski, Content Writer, Columbus

Answered Apr 16, 2019

In 2009 Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing together, or attempts to bring together, people with differing aims and outlooks. He took several actions connected with promoting peace where conflict reigned:

In 2009 Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing together, or attempts to bring together,
banning excessive interrogation techniques; attempted to close the military detention at Guantánamo Bay, proposed a “fresh start” to strained relations with Russia; and reached out to the Muslim world on a trip to Cairo.

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