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Also Known As Ralph Johnson Bunche
Born August 7, 1904 • Detroit • Michigan
Died December 9, 1971 (aged 67) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1950)
Role In 1948 Arab-Israeli War • Suez Crisis

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