But the Nobel committee said despite the shock result of the referendum, Mr Santos "has brought the bloody conflict significantly closer to a peaceful resolution".The referendum result caused shockwaves across the country. A petition backing them for the prize has more than 304,000 signatures.But the committee is known for defying expectations.Last year, the prize went to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, a group lauded for helping their country's transition to democracy, instead of Angela Merkel - who was widely thought to be in the running for her work with refugees.Syria's White Helmets win 'alternative Nobel Prize'Samsung gives its folding smartphone another shot. The winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize is set to be announced later in Norway's capital, Oslo. Last year, the surprise winners of the accolade were the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet who were heralded for bringing peace in the country after the Arab Spring. The American humourist Tom Lehrer later quipped that Kissinger’s award represented the “death of satire”1945: Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was nominated for “his efforts to end World War II”.

Having it approved by voters was considered just a formality.2014: The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been nominated by two Norwegian MPs for the Nobel Peace Prize, meaning the US contractor currently claiming asylum in Russia could be awarded the same prize accepted by President Barak Obama in 20092013: The Russian President Vladimir Putin was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize because the former KGB agent “actively promotes settlement of all conflicts arising on the planet,” according to the advocacy group that nominated him, at least2009: US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” shortly before launching military airstrikes in Libya. 2016 Nobel Peace Prize - Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian president, "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end" 2016 Nobel Prize … Fellow nominee Vladimir Putin recently said there was no difference between him and Oliver Cromwell, when asked whether he would erect a statue of Stalin in MoscowThe committee also praised Mr Santos for saying he would fight for peace until his final day as President.A spokesperson said: “The committee hopes that the peace prize will give him strength to succeed in this demanding task. VideoThe trailblazing first woman lawmaker of India. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. The winner has been announced at the Nobel Institute in OsloWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

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The peace deal had been signed by both Mr Santos and Farc leader Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez. Also on rt.com American ‘darkness’: Biden recycles Clinton’s 2016 language in final DNC speech, ... after winning the Nobel Peace Prize himself shortly after he was elected to his first term.

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The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Dalai Lama, head monk of Tibetan Buddhism, for his willingness to compromise and seek reconciliation despite brutal violations had irked China. The president rounds on a journalist who quoted him as saying dead US soldiers were "losers".© 2020 BBC.

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