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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ralph Bunche<br />
| image = <br />
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| birth_name = Ralph Johnson Bunche<br />
| birth_date = [[August 7]], [[1904]]<br />
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], [[United States]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|12|9|1904|8|7}}<br />
| death_place = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]<br />
| nationality = [[American]]<br />
| occupation = [[Political scientist]], [[diplomat]]<br />
| known_for = [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], [[Harvard University]]<br />
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'''Ralph Johnson Bunche''' ([[August 7]], [[1904]] – [[December 9]], [[1971]]) was an [[American]] [[political scientist]] and [[diplomat]] who received the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in [[1950]] for his mediation in [[Israel|Israel's]] [[Arab-Israeli conflict|conflict]] with [[Arab states]] in the late 1940s. He was the first [[African American]] to be so honored in the history of the prize.<br />
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== Early Life and Education ==<br />
Ralph Bunche was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], and later moved to [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], and then to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He attended [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], where he graduated summa cum laude and was a member of the [[Phi Beta Kappa Society]]. He then earned a master's degree and a doctorate in political science from [[Harvard University]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Bunche began his career as a professor at [[Howard University]], where he also founded the political science department. During [[World War II]], he worked in the [[Office of Strategic Services]] and later joined the [[United States Department of State|State Department]].<br />
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=== United Nations ===<br />
In 1946, Bunche joined the [[United Nations]] and was involved in the establishment of the [[United Nations Trusteeship Council]]. He played a significant role in the decolonization process and was instrumental in the drafting of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]].<br />
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=== Nobel Peace Prize ===<br />
Bunche's most notable achievement came in 1949 when he successfully mediated the [[Armistice Agreements]] between [[Israel]] and four Arab states: [[Egypt]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Syria]]. For this work, he was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1950.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Ralph Bunche's contributions to international diplomacy and peace have been widely recognized. He was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 1963 by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. Several institutions and landmarks have been named in his honor, including the [[Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies]] at the [[City University of New York]].<br />
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== Related Pages ==<br />
* [[Nobel Peace Prize]]<br />
* [[United Nations]]<br />
* [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]<br />
* [[Armistice Agreements (1949)]]<br />
* [[Howard University]]<br />
* [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]<br />
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== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:1904 births]]<br />
[[Category:1971 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:American political scientists]]<br />
[[Category:American diplomats]]<br />
[[Category:Nobel Peace Prize laureates]]<br />
[[Category:African-American Nobel laureates]]<br />
[[Category:United Nations officials]]<br />
[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni]]<br />
[[Category:People from Detroit]]<br />
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{{Nobel Prize in Peace Laureates 1951-1975}}<br />
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