Aristide Briand
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Aristide Briand 🇫🇷

Aristide Briand (Known as "Président du Conseil")
Président du Conseil, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1862-03-28 🇫🇷 Nantes, France
Passed Away 1932-03-07 Paris, France
Lifespan 69 years old
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"Tant que je serai là, il n'y aura pas de guerre."

Archival Overview

Awarded the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize; pioneer of European reconciliation and the visionary proposal for a European federal union in 1929.

Biographical Record

Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served 11 times as Prime Minister and led foreign affairs through pivotal interwar years. Known as the 'Pilgrim of Peace', he drafted the 1905 French law on the Separation of Church and State, negotiated the Locarno Treaties, and co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war.

Awarded the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize; pioneer of European reconciliation and the visionary proposal for a European federal union in 1929.

Key Life Milestones

1905-12-09

1905 French Law on Secularism

Acted as general rapporteur and shepherd of the landmark law establishing state secularism in France.

1928-08-27

The Kellogg-Briand Pact

Negotiated the international pact signed by 62 nations renouncing war as an instrument of national policy.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cimetière de Cocherel, Houlbec-Cocherel, Eure, France
Paris, France
GPS: 48.8566, 2.3522
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