
Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
Year: | 1939 |
Number: | 24 - 3 |
Nominee: |
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Name: | The Inter-Parliamentary Union |
City: | Geneva |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
Motivation: | The Inter-Parliamentary Union promoted peace and contributed to the development and enforcement of international law and arbitration. The Union organized annual inter-parliamentary conferences to discuss possible solutions to international problems that could be handled by the League of Nations. It promoted parliamentary control of foreign affairs and reduction of armaments. |
Nominator: |
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Name: | Henri Marie La Fontaine |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1854 |
Year, Death: | 1943 |
Profession: | Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1913. |
Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
Comments: | La Fontaine also nominated Golay and Benes, but the Inter-Parliamentary Union was his primary choice. |