John Head (peace activist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Teacher, anti-landmine campaigner, writer
Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1927
Place of Birth: Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 04-Feb-2007
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John Head (peace activist)
- John Vernon Head (24 March 1927 – 4 February 2007) was a New Zealand peace activist.
- After a 40-year teaching career, he founded the New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) in 1993.
- He boosted New Zealand's awareness of the scale of worldwide landmine problems and his efforts were the catalyst for the Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1988, which became New Zealand law early in 1999.
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