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Aristide Briand

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The Resume

    (March 28, 1862-March 7, 1932)
    Born in Nantes, France
    Prime Minister of France (1909-11,1913,1915-16,1916-17,1921-22,1925-26,1929)
    Co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for the Locarno Pact guaranteeing Germany's Western borders (1926)
    With US Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, negotiated the Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war as an 'instrument of national policy' (1928)

Why he might be annoying:

    As a student, he was described as 'intelligent, but so unwilling to waste good time studying' that he was usually in the bottom quarter of his classes.
    His shifting political views prompted one critic to note, 'Briand can belong to anything at all if he believes that France and himself stand to win by it.'
    Judging from the events of 1939-45, neither the Locarno Pact or the Kellogg-Briand Pact was a terribly effective means of securing peace.

Why he might not be annoying:

    While a student, he became good friends with Jules Verne.
    He was one of the first politicians to propose creating a European Union.
    He said, 'Just one step toward peace means a great success if one is determined to take another step the next day.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying