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Alfonso García Robles

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Alfonso García Robles
Robles in 1981
Personal details
Born(1911-03-20)20 March 1911
Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico
Died(1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 80)
CitizenshipMexican
ResidenceMexico
Alma materUNAM
AwardsNobel Peace Prize 1982
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Alfonso García Robles (20 March 1911 – 2 September 1991) was a Mexican diplomat and politician. García Robles received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982, together with Sweden's Alva Myrdal. García Robles was the driving force behind the Treaty of Tlatelolco. This treaty established a nuclear-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean.