Irish presidential election, 1983
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In the Irish presidential election of 1983 outgoing President Patrick Hillery
agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. Though former Nobel Peace Prize
and Lenin Peace Prize
winner Seán MacBride
made it known in the Sunday Press
newspaper that he wanted to contest the office, only Hillery was nominated and was declared re-elected without the need for a poll.
Patrick Hillery
Patrick John "Paddy" Hillery was an Irish politician and the sixth President of Ireland from 1976 until 1990. First elected at the 1951 general election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Clare, he remained in Dáil Éireann until 1973...
agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. Though former Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
and Lenin Peace Prize
Lenin Peace Prize
The International Lenin Peace Prize was the Soviet Union's equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize, named in honor of Vladimir Lenin. It was awarded by a panel appointed by the Soviet government, to notable individuals whom the panel indicated had "strengthened peace among peoples"...
winner Seán MacBride
Seán MacBride
Seán MacBride was an Irish government minister and prominent international politician as well as a Chief of Staff of the IRA....
made it known in the Sunday Press
The Irish Press
The Irish Press was an Irish national daily newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 5 September 1931 and 25 May 1995.-Foundation:...
newspaper that he wanted to contest the office, only Hillery was nominated and was declared re-elected without the need for a poll.