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In what year did Ralph Bunche receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

  • 1950

  • 1948

  • 1945

  • 1960

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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ralph Bunche in 1950 for his significant mediation in Palestine in 1948, where he served as the United Nations' acting mediator during the 1948 Palestine War. His crucial role in bringing about the 1949 armistice agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors made him the first person of color and the second American to receive the distinguished Nobel Peace Prize.
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