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Saavedra Lamas

American  
[sah-ah-ve-thrah lah-mahs] / ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ ðrɑ ˈlɑ mɑs /

noun

  1. Carlos 1878?–1959, Argentine statesman and diplomat: Nobel Peace Prize 1936.


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Scientists are not the only one to break $1 million: The 1936 Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded in 1936 to Carlos Saavedra Lamas, a former foreign minister of Argentina, sold for $1.1 million in 2014.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2016

The 1936 peace prize awarded to Carlos Saavedra Lamas, the Argentine finance minister who convinced his country to join the League of Nations, sold for $1.16 million.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2015

While still acting as Foreign Minister, Dr. Saavedra Lamas expects soon to retire.

From Time Magazine Archive

They begged and pleaded with him, since he was actually in Buenos Aires, to negotiate there with Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas and try to clear up the many vexatious Argentine-U.

From Time Magazine Archive

Added to all these there was, of course, Nobel Prizeman Saavedra Lamas, one of the most important and one of the most difficult to handle.

From Time Magazine Archive