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Can 2017's Nobel peace prize winner improve on past recipients?

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence in Rangoon, Burma on Friday, July 12, 1996 Source: AAP

With the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize due to be announced this week (Oct 6), the controversies that swirled around former winners have resurfaced. Image: Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence in Rangoon, Burma on Friday, July 12, 1996 (AAP)


Some have been accused of human rights abuses, others of going on to either start or escalate wars.


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