# Canonical recap data for Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed (1928)
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slug: kellogg-briand-pact
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1928/kellogg-briand-pact"
title: Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
subtitle: The Pact outlawing war as a political instrument symbolized interwar optimism and remains a landmark in international law despite its ineffectiveness.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1928-08-27
datePrecision: day
year: 1928
decade: 1920
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". The pact was signed by Germany, France, and the United States on 27 A
summaryLong: The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". The pact was signed by Germany, France, and the United States on 27 August 1928, and by most other states soon after. Sponsored by France and the US, the Pact is named after its authors, United States Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and French foreign minister Aristide Briand. The pact was concluded outside the League of Nations and remains in effect.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Kellogg–Briand Pact"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellogg%E2%80%93Briand_Pact"
  title: Kellogg-Briand Pact
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or co
wikidataQid: Q205073
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260605180345/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellogg%E2%80%93Briand_Pact"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-05
  label: Kellogg-Briand Pact
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellogg%E2%80%93Briand_Pact"
