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Setsuko Thurlow

Japanese anti-nuclear weapons activist (1932-) · Japan · On the map

Setsuko Thurlow , born Setsuko Nakamura , is a Japanese-Canadian nuclear disarmament campaigner and Hibakusha who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

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A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate from the University of British Columbia2023
Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize2016
Member of the Order of Canada
Kiyoshi Tanimoto Peace Prize

About this person

She is mostly known throughout the world for being a leading figure of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) and to have given the acceptance speech for its reception of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

Country
Japan
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1932 · age 94