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The '''Gandhi–King Award for Nonviolence''' is presented by [[The World Movement for Nonviolence]], an organization founded by Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. The Gandhi–King Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion of nonviolence and social justice. The award is named after two world leaders in the history of nonviolence and social justice: [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Martin Luther King Jr]].

The award is presented to individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to promoting nonviolence, social justice, and peace.

The award recognizes and honors the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and serves as a reminder of the important role that nonviolence and social justice play in creating a more peaceful and just world.

== Laureates ==
{|class="wikitable"
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! Year
! colspan="2" width="410px"|Laureate
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| 1999
| [[File:Kofi Annan 2012 (cropped).jpg|125x125px]]
| [[Kofi Annan]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The World Council of Religious Leaders |url=http://www.millenniumpeacesummit.org/wc_awards.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.millenniumpeacesummit.org |archive-date=2023-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421120847/http://www.millenniumpeacesummit.org/wc_awards.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2000
|[[File:Nelson Mandela 1994.jpg|129x129px]]
|[[Nelson Mandela]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 2001
| [[File:Jane-goodall.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Jane Goodall]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 2002
| [[File:Mātā Amritānandamayī Devī.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Mata Amritanandamayi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=amrita |date=2002-10-09 |title=Amma received the Gandhi-King Award for Non-violence |url=https://www.amritapuri.org/13211/gandhiking.aum |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| [[File:Mwai Kibaki 2011-07-08.jpg|124x124px]]
| [[Mwai Kibaki]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=amrita |date=2003-10-23 |title=Amma presents Gandhi-King award to Mwai Kibaki |url=https://www.amritapuri.org/3934/03-king.aum |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{Mohandas K. Gandhi}}
{{Martin Luther King|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]]
[[Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.]]


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