Peacemaker

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A peacemaker is a person or organization that attempts to reconcile parties involved in a dispute.

"Peacemaker" or "The Peacemaker" (in various forms) may also refer to:

[edit] Individuals and Groups

• UN Peacemaker, project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators
• Peacemakers, an American pacifist organization
• The Great Peacemaker, the traditional founder of the Haudenosaunee confederacy
• Edward VII, King of England from 22 January 1901 until 6 May 1910

[edit] Arts, Literature and Entertainment

• Eidelons, referred to as Peacemakers by the Peacekeepers in the Sci-Fi Channel series Farscape.
• Peacemaker, a weapon in the Jak and Daxter video game series
• Peacemaker, one of the weapons wielded by the character Vincent Valentine in the video game Final Fantasy VII
• Peacemakers (TV series), a TV series starring Tom Berenger
• The Peacemaker (1997 film), an action film directed by Mimi Leder, starring George Clooney
• Peacemaker (1990 film), a science fiction film directed by Kevin S. Tenney
• The Peacemaker (1956 film), a Western film directed by Ted Post, starring James Mitchell
• Peacemaker Kurogane (2003), the North American release of a Japanese anime series
• "The Peacemaker" (1983), a Nebula award winning short story by Gardner Dozois
• Peacemaker (comics), the name of multiple superhero comic book characters from DC Comics
• PeaceMaker (computer game), a video game designed to promote peace in the Middle East
• The Peacemaker (1998) and The Peacemaker 2 (2004), albums by hip hop DJ Tony Touch
• Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, a rock music band
• The Peacemaker, a missile on Continuum Entertainment's game Outlive
• "Peacemaker", a song by power metal band Sonata Arctica
• Peacemaker (manga), a manga made by Ryōji Minagawa

[edit] Historical works

• Peacemakers Manual, a book by Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer
• Peace Maker (pamphlet) (1842), a pamphlet advocating polygamy
• The Peacemaker (Middleton) (1618), an anti-duelling pamphlet by Thomas Middleton

[edit] Weapons

• The Colt Single Action Army handgun
• The Convair B-36 bomber aircraft
• The LGM-118A Peacekeeper, a land-based nuclear ICBM
• A 12-inch muzzle loader that exploded aboard the USS Princeton (1843)

[edit] See also

• Peacekeeper