| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Number: | 22 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Jawaharlal (Pandit) Nehru |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1889 |
| Year, Death: | 1964 |
| Profession: | First prime minister of independent India (1947-1964) |
| City: | Delhi |
| Country: | INDIA (IN) |
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| Motivation: | Nehru established parliamentary government in India, and he had been one of the principal leaders of the independence movement. He was nominated for his neutralist foreign policy and for upholding the same principles as Gandhi. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Edmond Privat |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor |
| University: | University of Neuchâtel |
| City: | Neuchâtel |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Comments: |
Was also evaluated in 1950, 1951 and 1954.
August Schou also wrote an additonal evaluation in 1953
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