Question: Recently whose name was announced for the Confucius peace prize 2015?
(a) Bill Gates
(b) Ban Ki-moon
(c) Robert Mugabe
(d) Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Ans- (c)
Related Facts:
- On 22 October, 2015 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been awarded with Chinese’s prestigious Confucius Peace Prize 2015 by China.
- He has been chosen for this award for his hard work to bring political and economic order to the country and to improve the welfare of the Zimbabwean people by overcoming hardship.
- It is notable that the Confucius Peace Prize was established in 2010 by China’s Communist Government after it was angered by Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to imprison Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
- It is notable that the former president of Cuba and Communist leaders Fidel Castro was the recipient of Confucius Peace Prize- 2014.
- He was elected as Prime Minister in 1980 and served in that office till 1987.
- In December 1987, He became Zimbabwe’s first President and since then he is in office for past 28 years.
- In January 2015, he was appointed as Chairman of African Union (AU).
Reference:
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-10-22/longtime-zimbabwean-dictator-robert-mugabe-wins-chinese-peace-prize
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius_Peace_Prize
http://cp.au.int/en/biography