| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1932 |
| Number: | 17 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Pierre Laval |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1883 |
| Year, Death: | 1945 |
| Profession: | Jurist. Prime Minister (1931-32) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1932) |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Motivation: | Laval was nominated for his general achievements as politician, and for his efforts as Prime Minister to find a solution to Germany's payments problem due to the financial crisis in 1931. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | André Mercier |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of International Law. Member of the Institute of International Law. |
| University: | University of Lausanne |
| City: | Lausanne |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Comments: |
Mercier did not excplicitly state the reason for his nomination, but he enclosed a detailed curriculum vitae on Laval.
In 1945 Laval was convicted and executed for treason. As leader of the Vichy government he had collaborated closely with Germany during the war. |
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