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1904 – 1971Ralph Bunche (1904-1971)Died 9 December 1971, aged 67Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat and political scientist who won the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors. He was the first person of color to win a Nobel Prize. He held senior roles at the United Nations for over two decades.