Nobel Peace Prize 1926

Aristide Briand

Photo: Henri Manuel. Nobel Foundation archive

Prize share: 1/2

Gustav Stresemann

Photo: Alexander Binder. Nobel Foundation archive

Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Peace Prize 1926 was awarded jointly to Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann "for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty"

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