Why did Le Duc Tho reject the Nobel Peace Prize?

Question

Why did Le Duc Tho reject the mutual Nobel Peace Prize he received along with Kissinger in 1973?

Answer 1

Apparently he declined the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, since there was no peace in his country. Only after his country was finally united in 1975 would there be peace. I admire someone such as Le Duc Tho, he was imprisoned for 11 years, and struggled for 45 years to see his country united, yet most people do not even know who he was, or what he did.

Answer 2

Nobel Peace Prize


Le Duc Tho and Henry Kissinger were jointly awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in negotiating the Paris Peace Accords — a ceasefire and American withdrawal from Vietnam. However, Tho declined to accept the award, stating that there was still no peace in his country. Tho is the only person to have turned down the Peace Prize.


References
http://www.leductho.org

The Nobel Peace Prize 1973. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.

Lundestad, Geir (March 15, 2001). The Nobel Peace Prize 1901-2000. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.

Answer 3

He wanted nothing to do with the americans especially kissinger and wanted to be with his fellow communist politicians after many battles that were won