Word: nobels
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some contenders for this year's Nobel Peace Prize may have breathed a sigh of relief when they learned the award went to someone else...
After learning of Wei's and Wang's nomination, Chinese officials censured both the Norwegian government and the Nobel Committee, claiming the two men were "common criminals" not worthy of such an accolade...
China also reacted furiously in 1989 when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, that country's exiled spiritual leader. China has occupied Tibet since troops first invaded the mountain nation...
...world waited for the Nobel committee to announce this year's winners last Friday, Chinese police forced their way into the home of Wang's parents and, according to Wang's mother Wang Lingyun, tried to bring her to the police station...
...said he thought both Wei and Wang were worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize nomination. He has had personal contact with Wang since he came to Harvard last year. Bol said that since his first encounter with Wang, he has had the highest respect for the celebrated dissident...