
Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
Year: | 1935 |
Number: | 18 - 28 |
Nominee: |
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Name: | Afranio de Mello Franco |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1870 |
Year, Death: | 1943 |
Profession: | Jurist. Former Foreign Minister |
Country: | BRAZIL (BR) |
Motivation: | De Mello Franco was nominated for his role as mediator in the conflict between Colombia and Peru. |
Nominator: |
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Name: | Carel Daniel Asser jr. |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1813 |
Year, Death: | 1885 |
Profession: | Member of the Institute of International Law |
City: | Amsterdam |
Country: | NETHERLANDS (NL) |
Comments: | 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. |