Ruth Bunche

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:advocates_for Racial equality
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1903-08-07
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ruth_Bunche_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Peacekeeping efforts
gptkbp:death_date 1978-12-10
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African_American
gptkbp:field gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Ruth_First
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Ruth_Bunche_Center_for_African_American_Studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruth Bunche
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Condoleezza_Rice
gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Angela_Davis
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Colin_Powell
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:United_Nations_Educational,_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organization
gptkbp:known_for Civil rights activism
Mediation in the Arab-Israeli conflict
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer for African American diplomats
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement Key figure in the establishment of the United Nations
Recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Promoter of human rights
First African American to hold a senior position at the United Nations
Inductee into the International Women's Hall of Fame
Advocate for decolonization
Author of influential essays
Inductee into the American Philosophical Society
Inductee into the California Hall of Fame
Inductee into the National Academy of Sciences
Inductee into the National Women's Hall of Fame
Recipient of the NAACP's Springarn Medal
Recipient of the Spingarn Medal
Recipient of the United Nations Peace Medal
Scholar on African American history
Recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
First African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Inductee into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame
gptkbp:notable_work The Political Economy of the American Revolution
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:political_leaders
gptkbp:position_held Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
gptkbp:spouse William Bunche
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ralph_Bunche
gptkb:Dr._Ralph_Bunche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5