Why Carlos Saavedra Lamas received the 1936 Peace Nobel

Why it was awarded

Carlos Saavedra Lamas received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Peace for his role as father of the argentine antiwar pact of 1933, which he also used as a means to mediate peace between paraguay and bolivia in 1935. The award recognizes how this contribution changed the direction of its field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in peace at the time.