1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award
May 1 , 2023
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- The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was presented with the 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award after 64 years.
- The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 and has lived in India in exile since then.
- The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often called the "Nobel Prize of Asia".
- It is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.
- The prize was established in April 1957.
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