German Chancellor Angela Merkel to get 2013 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Tuesday Nov 19,2013

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be awarded the coveted Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2013 with an international jury headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh choosing her.

The announcement was made on Tuesday Nov 19,2013 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust which said that the award was being given to 59-year-old Merkel for her exemplary leadership in Europe and the world during the financial crisis and her stewardship of German economic growth

Note

The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh indian rupees and a citation

The Prize was first awarded in the year 1986

The prize carries a cash award of  Rs 25 Lakhs and a Citation.

Awardees Details
Year                  Receipient
1986                 Parliamentarians for Global Action
1987                 Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Union)
1988                 Gro Harlem Bruntland(Norway)-former PM of Norway
1989                 UNICEF -UN Children's Fund
1990                 Sam Nujoma(Namibia)-1st President of Namibia
1991                 Rajiv Gandhi
1992                 Saburo Okita -Japanese Economist
1993                 Vaclav Havel(Czech Republic)-1st President of Czech Republic
1994                 Trevor Huddleston(UK)-Anti-Apartheid Activists
1995                 Olusegun Obasanjo(Nigeria)-12th President of Nigeria
1996                 Medecins Sans Frontieres(France)-Voluntary Organization
1997                 Jimmy Carter(USA)-39th President of USA
1998                 Muhammad Yunus(Bangladesh)-Founder of Grameen Bank
1999                 M S Swaminathan(India)-Indian Agricultural Scientist
2000                 Mary Robinson(Ireland)-7th President of Ireland
2001                 Sadako Ogata(Japan)-former UN High commisssioner for Refugees
2002                 Shridath Ramphal (Guyana)-2nd Comonwealth Sec-General
2003                 Kofi Annan(Ghana)-7th UN Sec-General
2004                 Maha Chakri Sirindhorn(Thailand)-Princess of Thailand
2005                 Hamid Karzai(Afghanistan)-st President of Afghanistan
2006                 Wangari Maathai(Kenya)-Environmental & Politcal Activists
2007                 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(USA)-Charitable Foundation
2008                 Mohamed Elbaradei(Egypt)-4th DG of IAEA
2009                 Sheikh Hasina(Bangladesh)-PM of Bangladesh
2010                 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva(Brazil)-ex-president of Brazil
2011                 Ela bhatt(India)-Founder of SEWA
2012                 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Liberia)-President of Liberia