Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1935 |
Number: | 18 - 31 |
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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) |
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Motivation: | De Mello Franco was nominated for his role as mediator in the conflict between Colombia and Peru. |
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Nominator:
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Name: | Elihu Root |
Gender: | M |
Year, Birth: | 1845 |
Year, Death: | 1937 |
Profession: | Former Secretary of State. Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1912. |
Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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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. |
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