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Betty Williams. Elizabeth Williams ( née Smyth; [2] 22 May 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, an organisation dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in ...
Betty Williams was a co-founder of the Community of Peace People, a grass-root movement to end the violent conflict in Northern Ireland. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for her courageous efforts and her religious tolerance.
Betty Williams, Northern Irish peace activist who, with Mairead Maguire and Ciaran McKeown, founded the Peace People, a grassroots movement dedicated to ending the sectarian strife in Northern Ireland. For her work, Williams shared with Maguire the 1976 Nobel Prize for Peace.
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Mar 18, 2020 · Nobel laureate and peace activist Betty Williams has died, aged 76. Ms Williams, who formed Peace People in 1976 along with Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Ciaran Mc Keown, died on Tuesday.
Betty Williams co-founded the Community of Peace People in 1976 to promote nonviolent resistance to violence in Northern Ireland. She has also worked to protect children's rights and create cities of compassion around the world.
Betty Williams co-founded the Community of Peace People with Mairead Corrigan after witnessing the death of three children in a shooting incident in Belfast. They campaigned for peace and reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.
Betty Williams was a co-founder of the Community of Peace People, a grassroots movement against the violence between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. She also founded the World Centers of Compassion for Children International, a network to protect children's rights and promote peace.
