The Nobel Peace Prize 1974
Awarded on: 1974-10-09
"for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world"
Seán MacBride
Born: 1904-01-26 in Paris, France
Gender: male
Field: Irish military commander, politician, and diplomat (1904–1988)
Biography
Seán MacBride was an Irish Clann na Poblachta politician who served as Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, Leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946 to 1965 and Chief of Staff of the IRA from 1936 to 1937. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1947 to 1957.