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Le Duc Tho

[ley duhk toh]

noun

  1. Phan Dinh Khai, 1911–90, Vietnamese politician and statesman: declined 1973 Nobel Peace Prize.



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It won him the Nobel Peace Prize - alongside North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho - a decision bitterly attacked by peace campaigners.

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In 1973, he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize alongside North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho, who refused to accept.

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Le Duc Tho refused the prize on the grounds peace had not yet been established.

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Le Duc Tho refused the Peace Prize on the grounds peace had not yet been established.

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In a meeting with Le Duc Tho, Kissinger quipped that he had accomplished the impossible: he had unified Vietnam.

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