TNPSC Thervupettagam

Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020

March 25 , 2021 1346 days 1129 0
  • The Ministry of the culture of the government of India has conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
  • The prize for the year 2019 was conferred on Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
  • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first President and also became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, later. 
  • He is called as the “Father of the Nation” or “Mujib”.
  • He was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
  • It is an International Gandhi Peace Prize given by the Government of India.
  • This award was launched in the year 1995 on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.
  • The award is open to all the persons regardless of their race, nationality, gender or creed.

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