Al Gore
American politician and Nobel laureate
Born
March 31st, 1948
76 years ago
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
United States
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Served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Played a significant role in environmental advocacy and climate change awareness. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change. Founded the Alliance for Climate Protection to raise awareness and motivate citizens to act on climate change issues.
Served as Vice President from 1993 to 2001
Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007
Authored the book 'An Inconvenient Truth'
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