Aristide Pierre Henri Briand 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). The Nobel Peace Prize 1926, announced December 10, 1926. Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann, “for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty”. Aristide Briand: born 1862, Nantes, France. Gustav Stresemann: born 1878, Berlin, Germany. Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).