Yelena Bonner

Yelena Bonner

Human rights activist in the Soviet Union (1923–2011)

Died aged 88AquariusSoviet Union

Biography

Yelena Georgiyevna Bonner (Russian: Елена Георгиевна Боннэр; 15 February 1923 – 18 June 2011) was a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and wife of the physicist, activist and 1975 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov. During her decades as a dissident, Bonner was noted for her characteristic blunt honesty and courage.

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Family

Children
Tatiana Yankelevich
Parents
Levon KocharianRuth Bonner

Awards & honours (13)

  • Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class
  • Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
  • Rafto Prize
  • Giuseppe Motta Medal
  • Hannah Arendt Prize
  • Robert Schuman Medal
  • Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class
  • Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
  • Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Badge "Excellence in Healthcare of the USSR"
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
  • honorary doctor of Brandeis University
  • Badge of honor «For services to the Crimean Tatar people»

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Yelena Bonner died on June 18, 2011 at the age of 88.
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Yelena Bonner was born on February 15, 1923.
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Yelena Bonner's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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Yelena Bonner is a citizen of Soviet Union, Russia.
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Yelena Bonner is known as dissident, human rights defender, pediatrician, writer.
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According to Wikidata, Yelena Bonner's spouse is or was Andrei Sakharov.
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Wikidata lists 1 child of Yelena Bonner.

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