Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1931

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Profession: writer, architect, painter, sculptor, university teacher

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born November 26, 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, art painter, writer and sculptor.
He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983), during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months; during that period he also received, among other distinctions, the Pope John XXIII Peace Memorial.