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In which year did Mairead Maguire win the Nobel Peace Prize?

  • 1976

  • 1980

  • 1984

  • 1990

Answer

Mairead Corrigan Maguire, a peace activist from Northern Ireland, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her efforts to end the sectarian conflict in her home country. She was recognized, along with fellow laureate Betty Williams, for their co-founding of the Peace People, a grassroots movement that sought to promote dialogue, reconciliation, and an end to violence in Northern Ireland.
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