GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Indonesia
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Philipines
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Thailand
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -History. The award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh president of the Republic of the Philippines after World War II. This has generated criticism due to allegations of brutal suppression of dissent and subserviency to the US government during Magsaysay’s tenure as defence secretary and president.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ramon Magsaysay Award is known as Asia’s Nobel prize. It is the highest award given to Asian individuals and organizations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award is Vinoba Bhave in 1958 under the category of Community Leadership.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ramon Magsaysay, (born Aug. 31, 1907, Iba, Phil.-died March 17, 1957, near Cebu), president of the Philippines (1953–57), best known for successfully defeating the communist-led Hukbalahap (Huk) movement. The son of an artisan, Magsaysay was a schoolteacher in the provincial town of Iba on the island of Luzon.