Société des Nations | ||||
Intergovernmental organization | ||||
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Capital | Geneva | |||
Status | Intergovernmental organization | |||
Secretary-General | ||||
- 1919-1933 | Sir James Eric Drummond | |||
- 1933-1940 | Joseph Avenol | |||
- 1940-1946 | Seán Lester | |||
Legislature | General Assebly | |||
History | ||||
- January 25, 1919 | League of Nations Covenant drafted | |||
- June 28, 1919 | Covenant signed as part of the Treatyof Versailles | |||
- January 10, 1920 | Covenant enters into force | |||
- January 16, 1920 | First meeting | |||
- April 20, 1946 | Assets and responsibilities are transferred to the United Nations | |||
United Nations | ||||
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The League of Nations (1919-1946) was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War II. Its primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament, and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. At its greatest extent from September 28, 1934 to February 23, 1935, it had 58 members.
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Previous was Concert of Europe