27/08/2026
When Aberystwyth Hosted an International Peace Congress
This year marks the centenary of the visit of the International Federation of League of Nations Societies to Aberystwyth. The Federation should have met in Dresden, Germany, but when that was cancelled, David Davies, of the famous Llandinam family, who was a staunch supporter of the University and National Library in Aberystwyth, invited the IFLNS and its 200 delegates to hold the Congress in the town.
This, until recently, little-known history shows that following the First World War Aberystwyth was a hotbed of movements and individuals who struggled tirelessly to promote world peace.
Elgan Davies’s illustrated presentation at 3pm on Thursday, the 10th September takes us through the formation of the League of Nations, the background to the IFLNS visit to Aberystwyth, the support of the people of Ceredigion, the reaction of the national press and the success of the five-day Congress visit.
