Awards, Events and Organisations named after Mandela

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1985

The Forum is accreddited by the NMF

Certificate declaring May 8 1985 as Nelson Mandela Day in the State of Wisconsin and granting Winnie Mandela Honorary Wisconsin Citizenship

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8 May 1985

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Mandela Institute for Human Rights in the Palestinian National Authority Area, Jerusalem

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1989

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Award proclaming February 11 as Nelson Mandela Day by the City of Seattle

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1990

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International Award for Sport and Solidarity Nelson Mandela to sports journalists distinguished for their commitment against racism

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February 1990

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The initiative is organized by Unione Italiana Sport Per Tutti (UISP-Italian Union of Sports for All)and Peace Games in collaboration with Centro Benny NATO

Award proclaiming Sunday February 18 1990 as Nelson Mandela Day in Atlanta

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18 February 1990

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Mandela Day was declared a public holiday in Zimbabwe

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5 March 1990

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Proclamation of Nelson Mandela Day by the City of Berkeley

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11 March 1990

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Award declaring March 11 Mandela Day in the City of San Pablo

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11 March 1990

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Award recognizing 11 March 1990 as Nelson Mandela Day in the City of Richmond

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11 March 1990

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Award declaring 27 June 1990 as Nelson Mandela Day in the Borough of Brooklyn

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27 June 1990

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Certificate of the President of the Council of New York City proclaiming June 27 1990 as Nelson Mandela Day in the city

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27 June 1990

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Mandela Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural Mandela de Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro)as well as an award paying tribute to Mr. Mandela.

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1991

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Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights was instituted by the Henry J

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March 1992

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Kaiser Family to honour his universal standing as a symbol of struggle for equity and democracy in South Africa

Proclamation of 27 April 1992 as Nelson Mandela Day by the City of Miami Beach

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27 April 1992

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Annual Language Lecture for Exceptional Language Achievements at Pretoria Technikon

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Award from the New York Association of Black Psychologists

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1994

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Nelson Mandela Award was established by the MEDUNSA Trust to recognise government and business officials whose exemplary leadership has worked to improve the human condition or race relations in Africa

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela International Diversity award was established in Britain’s House of Commons to recognise organisations around the world for their diversity efforts

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c1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF), established by Mandela in 1995, strives to change the way society treats its children and youth

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8 May 1995

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This long-term vision captures the central role society plays in shaping children’s lives and to give voice and dignity to the African child by building a rights-based movement. 'Friends of the NMCM' were established in New York (23/10/95) and in London (12/07/96)

Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award established by the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy to honour an attorney for a lifetime of dedicated services and outstanding achievements in providing, supporting and leading in a systematic way the increase in the right to counsel for Kentucky indigent criminal defendants

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela Family Museum, 8115 Vilakazi Street, Orlando

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29 November 1997

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Nelson Mandela Foundation opened in 1999 as Mr Mandela’s office when he retired as president

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1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Until 2006 it focused on supporting a wide range of projects dear to Mr Mandela’s heart. In 2004 the Foundation established the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory & Dialogue to promote Mr Mandela’s legacy. It contains an archive about the life and work of Mr Mandela which also attempts to provide links to the many other archival references to him and a Dialogue programme which seeks to foster Mr Mandela’s spirit of community and humanity in bringing people together to discuss a range of crucial issues facing South Africa and the world

Nelson Mandela Museum with branches in Mthatha, Qunu and Mvezo

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February 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Business Breakfast was organised by the Rambam Trust to raise funds for Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the trust itself

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20 March 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Annual Nelson Mandela Prize at the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria for the best academic performance

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8 May 2001

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Mandela Rhodes Foundation was announced by Nelson Mandela and Lord Waldegrave, the chairman-elect of the Rhodes Trustees as part of the centenary celebrations of The Rhodes Trust, UK

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13 February 2002

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The central purpose of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation is to build exceptional leadership capacity in Africa through its various leadership development and leadership training programmes

Mandela Hall Shield (award)

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2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Competition at Mandela Hall residence at Rhodes University. Residences compete against each other in various categories (sport, academic achievement, cultural events) to win the shield. The first competition was in 2004

Nelson Mandela Annual Science Lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand

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2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Award for Minority Empowerment established by the International Foundation for Minority Empowerment and Global Friendship

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5 August 2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

This award in the field of advocacy for minority causes is an honour given to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievements in promotion of minority affairs

Nelson Mandela RUSI-Brenthurst Programme involving three components: the Annual Nelson Mandela International Essay Competition on African Development and Security; the Annual Nelson Mandela Fellowship and the Annual Nelson Mandela International Lecture on African Issues established by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the Brenthurst Foundation to encourage new perspectives on African security and development

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2006

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela-Tambo Lecture series to mark the 25th Anniversary of the granting of the Freedom of the City to Nelson Mandela

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26 October 2006

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The anniversary was on the eve of the 90th anniversary of Oliver Tambo's birth. The lecture series was born from this discussion. The inaugural Lecture was delivered by the then South African Foreign Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

UniSA Nelson Mandela Lecture, an annual lecture series at the University of South Australia

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2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition organised by the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria

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2008

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

United Nations General Assembly announced that Mandela's birthday, 18 July, is to be known as International Mandela Day marking his contribution to world freedom

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2009

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Annual Nelson Mandela Memorial Rugby Tournament organised by the Community of Madrid Olympics

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5 June 2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The first tournament took place in 2010

Trek4Mandela is an annual expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and is initiated to raise funds for Caring4Girls, a programme of the Imbumba Foundation

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July 2012

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The first climb was organised in 2012

Resolution passed by the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Honour of Nelson Mandela Day

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18 July 2012

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

A similar resolution was passed on 15 July 2013

Mandela Day Marathon is being run in the KZN Midlands in 3 categories

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26 August 2012

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day was inaugurated in 2013

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13 August 2013

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The event was renamed to the 'Unite for Mandela Race' in 2014 when it was held at the Union Buildings in Tshwane

Nelson Mandela Award by the John C Holland Awards has been established to recognise youth in Hamilton's black community

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December 2013

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

67 Blankets for Mandela Day, and initiative to knit blankets for people in need in South Africa

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19 December 2013

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Initiated by Carolyn Steyn in 2013, it has now spread across the world

Mandela Lecture in Ghent, organised by the Africa Platform of Ghent University Association

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2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela Legacy Committee - Canada has been formed to preserve Mandela's legacy of a society free from all forms of discrimination

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2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize has been established by resolution of the General Assembly of the UN as a tritbute to outstanding achievement and contribution by individuals to the purposes and principles of the United Nations

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6 June 2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela International Film Festival was launched in Nelson Mandela Bay

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3 December 2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The first festival will take place in 2015

The 'Nelson Mandela Remembrence Walk' was launched by the Gautend Deparytment of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation at Nelson Mandela Foundation on 11 November 2014

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13 December 2014

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The walk will take place on 13 December

Toronto Spirit of Mandela Freedom Walk' will be held at the Nelson Mandela Boulevard on the 25th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's first visit to Canada and for National Aboriginal Day on the 21st in Canada

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20 June 2015

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Eastwave radio 92.2 Mandela Leadership Awards

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2018.07

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Annual internship awards hosted by the local radio station Eastweave 92.2 named after Nelson Mandela.

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Nelson Mandela Centenary Leadership Award has been presented by the Independent Pan African Youth Parliament

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July 2018

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Mandela Centre, Denmark established by the Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation to ensure that Mandela’s life, work and thoughts are remembered and utilized

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Awards

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Awards, Events and Organisations named after Mandela

Nelson Mandela Award - Undergraduate- Leadership in the James E

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McLeod Honors and Awards Program at the Washington University in St Lois. The award acknowledges an undergraduate student leader who creates a shared vision, elecits the strenghts of others, perseveres in the face of adversity, and/or who inspires a grander vision.

Nelson Mandela Award from the Geller Foundation