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Jeton Anjain

Marshallese politician (1933-1993) · Marshall Islands · On the map · Politicians · Died at 60

Jeton Anjain was a minister of health and a senator of the Marshall Islands Legislature. He received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1992, for his efforts to help people from Rongelap Atoll, which was subject to nuclear contamination after the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test in 1954.

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Awards

Goldman Environmental Prize1992
Right Livelihood Award1991

About this person

In 1991, he and the Rongelap people were awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "their steadfast struggle against United States nuclear policy in support of their right to live on an unpolluted Rongelap island."

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Country
Marshall Islands
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1993 · aged 60