Betty Williams

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Betty Williams was a Northern Irish peace activist and co-founder of the Community of Peace People, recognized internationally for her efforts to end sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nobel laureate ⓘ
human ⓘ
peace activist ⓘ
advocatedFor children's rights ⓘ
interfaith reconciliation ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ
awardReceived Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement ⓘ
Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ
Pacem in Terris Award ⓘ
People of the Year Award ⓘ
causeOfFame campaigning against sectarian violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ
coFounded Community of Peace People ⓘ
conflictAddressed The Troubles in Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: The Troubles
countryOfBirth Northern Ireland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1943-05-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-03-17 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Northern Irish ⓘ
fieldOfWork conflict resolution ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
peace activism ⓘ
fullName Elizabeth Williams ⓘ
givenName Elizabeth ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn peace processes in Northern Ireland ⓘ
hasOccupation peace activist ⓘ
knownFor nonviolent activism during the Troubles ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Nobel Women's Initiative ⓘ
movement peace movement ⓘ
nickname Betty ⓘ
notableAchievement mobilized women across religious divides in Northern Ireland ⓘ
organized peace marches in Belfast in 1976 ⓘ
notableWork Community of Peace People ⓘ
occupation lecturer ⓘ
office worker ⓘ
public speaker ⓘ
secretary ⓘ
partnerInActivism Mairead Corrigan ⓘ
placeOfBirth Belfast ⓘ
placeOfDeath Belfast ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Belfast ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sharedNobelPrizeWith Mairead Corrigan ⓘ
spokeAt international peace conferences ⓘ
yearOfNobelPrize 1976 ⓘ

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