The Hessian Peace Prize () is a German peace prize, awarded annually by the Albert Osswald foundation. Albert Osswald was a former Prime Minister of the state of Hesse. Established on 16 October 1993, the award has a prize money of €25,000. The recipient is selected by a committee. The Hessian Peace Prize is a dedication to international understanding and peace and recognizes commitment to peaceful conflict resolution. The prize ceremony takes place at the State Parliament of Hesse in Wiesbaden.
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1994: Marianne Heiberg 1995: John Hume 1996: Gregorio Rosa Chávez 1997: Hans Koschnick 1998: Alexander Lebed 1999: George J. Mitchell 2000: Martti Ahtisaari 2001: Max van der Stoel 2002: no award 2003: Lakhdar Brahimi 2004: Hans Blix 2005: 14th Dalai Lama 2006: Daniel Barenboim 2007: Christian Schwarz-Schilling 2008: Sam Nunn 2009: Dekha Ibrahim Abdi 2010: Ismail Khatib 2011: Sadako Ogata 2012: Élisabeth Decrey Warner 2013: Muhammad Ashafa and James Wuye 2014: 2015: Ella Polyakova 2016: Federica Mogherini 2017: Carla Del Ponte 2018: Şebnem Korur Fincancı 2019 (2021 revocation) Abiy Ahmed 2020: Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras 2022: Ilwad Elman 2023: Vivian Silver (posthum) 2024: 2025/2026: Nikol Pashinyan
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