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MacBride

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Mac·Bride  (mk-brd), Sean 1904-1988.
Irish politician who opposed Ireland's secession from Great Britain and was active in a number of international human rights organizations. He shared the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize.
MacBride [məkˈbraɪd]
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(Biographies / MacBride, Sean (1904-1988) M, Irish, POLITICS: statesman) Sean (ʃɔːn). 1904-88, Irish statesman; minister for external affairs (1948-51); chairman of Amnesty International (1961-75); Nobel Peace Prize 1974; UN commissioner for Namibia (1974-76)


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