The Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize
in Peace, 1901-1956

Year:	1935
Number:	18-16
Nominee:
Name:	Afranio de Mello Franco
Gender:	M
Year, birth:	1870
Year, death:	1943
Profession/Category:	Jurist. Former Foreign Minister
Country:	BR (BRAZIL)
Motivation:	De Mello Franco was nominated for his role as mediator in the conflict between Colombia and Peru.
Nominator:
Name:	R. Urdaneta Arbeites
Gender:	M
Profession/Category:	Foreign Minister
Country:	CO (COLOMBIA)
Evaluation:
Evaluator 1:
Name:	Frede Castberg
Gender:	M
Comment:	The conflict between Colombia and Peru erupted in 1932 when 300 Peruvians occupied the Leticia harbour. The jurisdiction over Leticia had been handed over from Peru to Colombia in 1922.