| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1926 |
| Number: | 3 - 3 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Aristide Pierre Henri Briand |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1862 |
| Year, Death: | 1932 |
| Profession: | Jurist and journalist. Member of parliament. Prime Minister. Foreign Minister |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1926 |
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| Motivation: | Briand contributed greatly to the success of the negotiations between France, USA, UK and Germany, that resulted in the Locarno Pact (1925). Briand promoted reconciliation, arbitration and negotiation through his work as cabinet minister and as French representative to the League of Nations. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Ch. de Boeck |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of Law. Member of the Institute of International Law |
| University: | University of Bordeaux |
| City: | Bordeaux |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Comments: |
The Pact of Locarno sought to normalize relations between Germany and its former enemies. It intended to secure peace in western Europe by eliminating the possibility of border disputes involving Germany, whereby Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy mutually guaranteed peace in western Europe.
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