The Nobel Peace Prize 1920

Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois

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The Nobel Peace Prize 1920 was awarded to Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois "for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations."

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