Ralph Bunche

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Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his mediation in the Arab-Israeli conflict and his long career at the United Nations.

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instanceOf Nobel Peace Prize laureate
diplomat
human
political scientist
academicDegree PhD in political science
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
surface form: Medal of Freedom

Nobel Peace Prize
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Spingarn Medal
buriedAt Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1904-08-07
dateOfDeath 1971-12-09
educatedAt Harvard University
University of California, Los Angeles
employer Howard University
United Nations
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Ralph Bunche self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bunche
fieldOfWork conflict mediation
decolonization
international relations
givenName Ralph
hasHonor Ralph Bunche Park in New York City named after him
Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA named after him
languageSpoken English
memberOf NAACP
NobelPrizeCategory Peace
NobelPrizeYear 1950
notableAchievement first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
notableWork mediation of the 1949 Armistice Agreements in the Arab–Israeli conflict
occupation academic
diplomat
political scientist
participatedIn San Francisco Conference
surface form: San Francisco Conference establishing the United Nations
placeOfBirth Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld Acting Mediator in Palestine for the United Nations
Director of the Trusteeship Division of the United Nations
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
religion Protestantism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
taughtAt Howard University
taughtSubject political science
workedOn UN peacekeepers
surface form: UN peacekeeping operations

UN trusteeship and decolonization issues

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subject surface form: Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA