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MacBride, Seán 1904-88
Irish statesman and Nobel Prize winner

The son of Maud Gonne and Major John MacBride, he carried on his parents' commitment to Irish nationalism and served in the Irish Republican Army before entering the government of independent Ireland. He became involved in international human rights and was chairman of Amnesty International (1961-75). In 1974 he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Sato Eisaku.