| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1926 |
| Number: | 3 - 4 |
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Nominee 1:
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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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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1863 |
| Year, Death: | 1937 |
| Profession: | Foreign Secretary (1924 - 1929). |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1925 |
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Nominee 3:
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| Name: | Gustav Stresemann |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1878 |
| Year, Death: | 1929 |
| Profession: | Former Chancellor (1923). Foreign Minister (1923, 1924-29). |
| City: | Berlin |
| Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1926 |
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| Motivation: | Briand (Socialist), Chamberlain (Conservative) and Stresemann (National Liberal; largely responsible for restoring the international status of Germany) were nominated for their efforts to conclude the Locarno Pact in 1925.
The Locarno Pact 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. Advocates of reconciliation and arbitration.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Frederik Nikolai Valdemar Beichmann |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1859 |
| Year, Death: | 1937 |
| Profession: | Member of the Institute of International Law/ Chief Justice in Trondheim. |
| City: | Trondheim |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
The reserved prize for 1925 was divided between Charles Dawes and Chamberlain.
The prize for 1926 was divided between Briand and Stresemann. |
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