The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000 was awarded jointly. Who were the two recipients?
- Nelson Mandela + Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
- Desmond Tutu + Nelson Mandela
- Grameen Bank + Muhammad Yunus
- Nelson Mandela + John Hume
Answer: Nelson Mandela (South Africa) and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
The 2000 Gandhi Peace Prize was given jointly to Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa who led the post-apartheid democratic transition, and to Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, the microfinance institution founded by Muhammad Yunus. This was the only joint award between recipients from two different countries in the prize's history. It is also the only year where the prize went simultaneously to an individual political leader and to a financial institution.