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Question
Choose the most appropriate option.
The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was won by the President of:
Options
South Africa
Columbia
Sri Lanka
United States of America
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Solution
Columbia
Explanation:
The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was won by the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220 000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people.
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