The Nobel Peace Prize 1980
Awarded on: 1980-10-27
"for being a source of inspiration to repressed people, especially in Latin America"
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Born: 1931-11-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gender: male
Field: Argentine Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1931)
Biography
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months. He also received, among other distinctions, the Pacem in Terris Award.