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Aristide Briand

1862 - 1932

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Aristide Pierre Henri Briand (French: [aʁistid pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi bʁijɑ̃]; 28 March 1862 – 7 March 1932) was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic. He is mainly remembered for his focus on international issues and reconciliation politics during the interwar period (1918–1939). In 1926, he received the Nobel Peace Prize along with German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann for the realization of the Locarno Treaties, which aimed at reconciliation between France and Germany after the First World War. To avoid another worldwide conflict, he was instrumental in the agreement known as the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928, as well to establish a "European Union" in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aristide Briand is the 1,296th most popular politician (up from 1,394th in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from France (up from 505th in 2019) and the 108th most popular French Politician.

Aristide Briand was a French politician who was most famous for being the architect of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aristide Briand ranks 1,296 out of 19,576Before him are Muhammad of Ghor, Lysimachus, Aurelia Cotta, H. D. Deve Gowda, Alaeddin Pasha, and Paul-Henri Spaak. After him are Sahle-Work Zewde, Tony Blair, Decebalus, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Frederick VIII of Denmark, and Edward the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Aristide Briand ranks 11Before him are Philipp Lenard, Gerhart Hauptmann, Allvar Gullstrand, William Henry Bragg, Hilma af Klint, and O. Henry. After him are Arthur Schnitzler, Joseph Merrick, Niko Pirosmani, Pyotr Stolypin, Victoria of Baden, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1932, Aristide Briand ranks 6Before him are Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Wilhelm Ostwald, Margaret Brown, Sophia of Prussia, and Eduard Bernstein. After him are Ronald Ross, Giuseppe Peano, Manuel II of Portugal, King C. Gillette, Paul Doumer, and Augusta, Lady Gregory.

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In France

Among people born in France, Aristide Briand ranks 437 out of 6,770Before him are Pierre Gassendi (1592), Pierre Bayle (1647), Arthur Honegger (1892), Isabella of France (1295), Giambologna (1529), and Pierre Beaumarchais (1732). After him are Léo Delibes (1836), Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805), Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Théophile Gautier (1811), Gérard Philipe (1922), and Charles Le Brun (1619).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Aristide Briand ranks 108Before him are Louis IV of France (920), Patrice de MacMahon (1808), James I of Aragon (1208), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), Pierre Laval (1883), and Antoine of Navarre (1518). After him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Henry of Flanders (1174), Robert I of France (860), Paul Barras (1755), Livilla (-13), and Jean Monnet (1888).