Seán MacBride was an Irish republican activist, politician, and diplomat who served as Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, Leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946 to 1965 and Chief of Staff of the IRA from 1936 to 1937. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1947 to 1957. The Nobel Peace Prize 1974, announced October 9, 1974. Seán MacBride (1/2), “for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world”. Eisaku Satō (1/2), “for his contribution to stabilize conditions in the Pacific rim area and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”. Seán MacBride: born 1904, Paris, France. Eisaku Satō: born 1901, Tabuse, Japan. Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).