Europe

The Relay is similar to the Olympic Torch and holds a secret message from Queen Elizabeth II and serves as a unifying symbol to the people of the Commonwealth

Framed Liverpool T-shirt with players' signatures

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May 1994

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Presented to President N Mandela by Brian R Mahon and Kaizer Motaung

Crystal soccer ball presented by the Aston Villa Football Club

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May 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Commonwealth Champion of Health medal from the Commonwealth Games, received by South African athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Canada

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit dedicates his European Footballer of the Year Award to Nelson Mandela

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1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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2014

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

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The first tournament took place in 2010

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

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

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Mandela Lecture organised by the Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (NIZA)

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Gold Medal for Civic Merit from the City of Barcelona

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27 June 2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award recognising Nelson Mandela's contribution to the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and for carrying the name of the city.

City of Barcelona

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Governor General of Canada

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July 2012

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal created to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the Throne and granted to Mandela for his dedicated services to his peers, his community and to Canada

Governor General of Canada

The Art of Living Award from the Art of Living Foundation for his outstanding contribution to humanity

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2 July 2011

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

glass cubicle with internal sandblasted image of the Vishalaksi Mantap building, India

Art of Living Foundation

Human Dignity Award from the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA)

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29 March 2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award presented to Mr Mandela in honour of his life long dedication to the rights and dignity of others from AWEPA, Europe

AWEPA Council

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

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Miami Beach Medallion of Honour

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29 April 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Medallion of Honour bestowed on Mandela

Miami Beach Council

Nelson Mandela Day proclaimed by the Atlanta City Council

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18 February 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award proclaiming Sunday, February 18, 1990, as Nelson Mandela Day in Atlanta, USA in support of the Nelson Mandela International Reception Committee in celebrating his release.

Atlanta City Council

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

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February 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Certificate from Mercury Gold International

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13 August 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate from Mercure d'Or International (Mercury Gold International) bestowed on Mr. Mandela during their conference in Brazzaville, Congo

Mercure de Or International

Nelson Mandela Sports and Solidarity Award by Boots for Africa, a charity founded by Sheffield FC

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Bronze medal from the Assembly of Portugal celebrating 500 years of Portuguese Discoveries

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Front of the medal is embelished with a sailing ship and the text: 500 years of Portuguese Discoverties - Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

Medal Brussels - City of Europe

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Medal presented to Mr Mandela, Belgium

City of Brussels

Mandela8

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2020-03-11

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela8 is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Its initial vision is to see a permanent artwork that functions as a unique performance, conversation and contemplation space established at a Toxteth Liverpool 8 heritage site, to celebrate, commemorate and pursue the legacy of Nelson Mandela’s outstanding achievement for humanity.

In March 2020, the Mandela8 charity organisation was awarded £95k to carry out a new project to bring together the community.

Liverpool Echo

Global Friends' Award for the Rights of the Child from the World's Children's Prize Foundation

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2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The Global Friends' Award for the Rights of the Child conferred to Mr Mandela in 2005 from the World's Children's Prize Foundation, Sweden

World's Childrens Prize Foundation

Prize for Tolerance from the Ousseimi Foundation

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April 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The Tolerance Prize for Mr.Mandela's contribution to a more tolerant world, Switzerland

Ousseimi Foundation

Medal of Honour from the International Association of Prosecutors

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September 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate awarding Mr Mandela the Medal of Honour for his contribution to the pursuit of justice under the rule of law and to the role of the prosecutor in that objective, from the International Association of Prosecutors, Netherlands

International Association of Prosecutors

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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 Forum in Florence

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1985

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The Forum is accreddited by the NMF

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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21st Century Award for Achievement from the International Biographical Centre (IBC) in recognition of his outstanding contribution

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November 2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of the Grand Admiral Madrid from the Institute for Applied Social Research in Madrid

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2003

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Companionship conferred upon Mr Mandela by the De Montfort University during a ceremony in garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate paying tribute to Mr. Mandela from Ex Mandato Collegii in Hibernia.

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1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela from Ex Mandato Collegii in Hibernia

Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

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30 June 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Scholarship Programme at the Unilever Foundation for Education and Development

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6 June 2002

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The UK programme is administered by Canon Collins Educational Trust for South Africa since 1998, enables postgraduates from disadvantaged communities to study in the UK in areas, which are not available in their own country, and will contribute positively to the transformation process-taking place there

Mandela Scholarship Fund was established at Leiden University, Netherlands when President Nelson Mandela received an Honorary Doctorate from the University

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12 April 1999

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African (post) graduate students will have the possibility to study for a period of a year at Leiden University

Mandela Magdalene College Scholarship for South Africans in the UK, at Cambridge University

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March 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Inland Revenue Staff Federation (IRSF) named its Commonwealth Trade Union Scholarship after Nelson Mandela

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1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The union is now called the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). The scholarship programme does not exist anymore

Mandela Scholarship Fund at the University of Sussex in Falmer, Brighton

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorates of Laws from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

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1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorates of Laws from the University of Strathclyde conferred to Nelson Mandela in absentia. Nelson Mandela was represented by his son-in-law Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini.

Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

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10 October 2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from the Istanbul Bilgi University

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7 May 2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from the Universidad Europea de Madrid

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7 May 2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate of Humanity from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

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19 June 2008

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

honorary doctor of humanity from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the Queen's University in Belfast

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2008

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate of Laws from the University of Belfast

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2008

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctor of Laws conferred to Mr Mandela by the Queen's University of Belfast as Centenary Honorary Graduate 2008, Northern Ireland

Queen's University of Belfast

Honorary doctorate from the University Paris 8, Vincennes-Saint-Denis

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22 March 2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate from the University Paris 8- Vincennes - Saint-Denis, France

L'Universite Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Honorary doctorate of Laws from the International Islamic University Islamabad

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12 March 2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary Doctor of Laws degree upon Mr Mandela, Pakistan

International Islamic University Islamabad

Honorary Doctorate from the Karolinska Medical Institute in Stockholm

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2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris 8 , Vincennes-Saint Denis

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2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Degree from the University of Antwerp, Belgium

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26 May 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from Britain's Open University

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4 February 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate of Doctor from the University from The Open University in Walton Hall

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4 February 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the honorary degree of Doctor of the University upon Mr Mandela from the Open University in Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK

Open University

Honorary Degree in Primary Education Sciences from the University of Molise

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10 December 2003

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the National University of Ireland

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20 June 2003

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Fellowship from Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge

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2 May 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate admitting Mr Mandela to an honorary fellowship of Magdalen College, UK

Magdalene College

Doctorate from Oxford University

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2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate in Laws from Queen Elizabeth

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3 May 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Dublin

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11 April 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate in Laws from Trinity College

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11 April 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate in Laws from Uppsala University

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3 December 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate in Laws from the University of Durban-Westville

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23 September 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate conferring the degree of doctor of laws upon Mr Mandela from the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa. University is now merged with the UN and is called the UKZN

University of Durban-Westville

Honorary doctorate from the University of Leiden

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12 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

To mark the occasion occasion, Leiden University founded the Mandela Scholarship Fund for South African (post) graduate students to study for a period of a year at Universiteit Leiden

Honorary Doctorate of the University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne