| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Number: | 16 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Léon Jouhaux |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1879 |
| Year, Death: | 1954 |
| Profession: | Veteran labor leader. Secretary general of the Confédération générale du travail. |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1951 |
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| Motivation: | Jouhaux was nominated for his efforts to advocate peace and reconciliation between the French and German working classes after World War I. He actively opposed the capitalist interests of the armament industry. He was also one of the founders of the International Labor Organization. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Louis Uytroever |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Dutch parliament. |
| Country: | NETHERLANDS (NL) |
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