Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1912 |
Number: | 31 - 3 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | The International Socialist Bureau (Bureau Socialiste International) |
City: | Bern |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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Motivation: | The Bureau was the focal point of the international labor movement. It organized international meetings where peace was an important issue. In 1911 it contributed to turn public opinion against a possible European war over the Morocco conflict. |
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Nominator:
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Name: | Alfred Eriksen |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Priest. Dr. of Philosophy. Member of the Norwegian parliament |
City: | Kristiania (now Oslo) |
Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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Comments: |
The nomination was made in accordance with a decision made by the Norwegian Parliament's Social Democratic Group. |
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