Diplomat
Ralph Bunche
Mediated the 1949 armistice, the first Black Nobel Peace laureate.
Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in the Arab-Israeli conflict. He is the first black Nobel laureate and the first person of African descent to be awarded a Nobel Prize. He was involved in the formation and early administration of the United Nations (UN), serving as the under‑secretary‑general and briefly the acting secretary-general in 1953, and played a major role in both the decolonization process and numerous UN peacekeeping operations.
- Born
- 1904-08-07, Detroit, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1971-12-09, New York City, USAA Thursday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1904-08-07, Detroit, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Detroitthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 14°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 22°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 9°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 25°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 17°53′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 26°16′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 7°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°21′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1971-12-09, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 16°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 17°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 24°19′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 13°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 19°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 17°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 1°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 17°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 3°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 1°51′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ralph Bunche was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
