NMF Archive

Freedom of the City of Pietermaritzburg from the Msunduzi Transitional Council

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25 April 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City and County of Cardiff

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16 June 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Durban

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16 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the Lekoa-Vaal Metropolitan Council, South Africa

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1 May 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The Lekoa-Vaal Metropolitan Council bestowed the Freedom of the Vaal in 1999 to the honourable statesman; as an expression of gratitude for recognising our martyred heroes and heroines’ that impacted on the overall struggle for Democracy in South Africa.

Honorary Freeman of the City of Melbourne

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19 October 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Howick from the Howick Transitional Council

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12 December 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Honorary Freedom of the Town, South Africa

Howick Transitional Council

Golden Key of the City of Oakland presented by Mayor Lionel J Wilson

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Baton Rouge

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11 May 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City by the Mayor-President and fellow members of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council

Metropolitan Council

ANC Beaufort West Branch presents President Mandela with the Honorary Freedom of Beaufort West on behalf of themselves and the Mass Democratic Movement

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11 September 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Nablus, Palestine

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18 July 2009

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Plaque honoring Mr Mandela for devoting himself to and defending oppressed peoples, Nablus, Palestine

Nablus Municipality

Honorary Citizenship of Illinois, USA

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of Rome

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February 1982

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Turin

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17 September 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Villejuif

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24 November 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Livorno

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18 July 1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom and Honorary Freeman of the City of Beaufort West

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11 September 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Honorary Freedom and Freeman of the town of Beaufort West upon Mr Mandela in appreciation of his many contributions by the ANC Beaufort West Branch, South Africa

African National Congress (ANC) Beaufort West Branch

Honorary Freedom of the City of Oakland

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom : the key to the city of Oakland, USA

City of Oakland

Honorary Freeman of the City of Melbourne

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19 October 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award naming Mr Mandela as an Honorary Freeman of the City of Melbourne, Australia

City of Melbourne

Honorary Freedom of the Municipality of Kwekwe, received by Oliver Tambo on Mandela's behalf

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15 April 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Honorary Freedom of the Town of Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

Municipality of Kwekwe

Honorary Freedom of the City of Grahamstown

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16 May 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Honorary Freedom of the City upon Mr Mandela, South Africa

City of Grahamstown

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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11 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of Olympia, the original site of the Olympic Games

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17 March 1983

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the state of Rio de Janeiro

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October 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Burgess and Guild Brother of the City of Glasgow

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18 December 1980

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Freedom of the City of Glasgow upon Mr Mandela , United Kingdom

City of Glasgow

Certificate conferring Honorary Citizenship to Nelson Mandela from the City of Torea

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12 April 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of Canada by Prime Minister Jean Chretien during a ceremony at Ottawa's Museum of Civilization

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19 November 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

It is the first time in history that the distinction has been given to a living person

Honorary Citizen of City of Belgrade for his huge humanitarian past and contribitions to mankind

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2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

National Decoration of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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2002

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000

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16 March 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

India’s highest international civilian award awarded jointly to Mr Mandela and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

Untitled

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3 May 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Knight of the Order of Golden Lion of House of Nassau from Luxembourg/the Netherlands

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10 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada on behalf of the Queen

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24 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Highest honour bestowed by Canada. Mandela was the first foreigner to receive it

Knight of the First degree, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Dutch Lion (Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw)

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23 September 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Knighthood bestowed by the Queen of the Netherlands

DELETE DUPLICATE Presidential Order of Botswana ("Naledi ya Botswana") from the President in recognition of outstanding statesmanship

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23 April 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Grande Croix - National Order' of the Government of Mali , Mali's highest decoration

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29 February 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Liberty, a national medal, recognizing Mr Mandela's service towards the cause of democracy and freedom from the government of Portugal

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Medal of the Order of Francisco de Miranda First Class from the Government of Venezuela

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5 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Recipient of the Great Alavi Medal from the King of Morocco

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21 January 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Star of the Republic of Indonesia from the Indonesian Government

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1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Augusto Cesar Sandino Award bestowed by Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua

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21 February 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero, the highest order of Panama

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15 June 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Eduardo Mondlane First Class from the Government of Mozambique

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1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award of the Order "Star of International Friendship" in gold by the German Democratic Republic

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27 August 1984

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The award was handed over to OR Tambo during a ceremony in Berlin

Order of Merit from the Government of Ireland

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Eduardo Mondlane Order - First Grade from the government of Mozambique

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22 July 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Ordem Eduardo Mondlane !i Grau from the Assembleia Popular da Republica Popular de Mozambique

Assembleia Popular da Republica Popular de Mocambique

Honorary title Honour of Merit from the City of Belem

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11 June 1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the City of Belem's Honour of Merit upon Mr Mandela, Brazil

City of Belem / Bethlehem

Collar of the Nile, the highest order in Egypt, from President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

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21 October 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Grand Admiral from the Guiderar Institute for Applied Social Research

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29 July 2003

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate granting Mr Mandela the Order of the Grand Admiral from the Instituto Guiderar de Investigaciones Sociales Aplicadas, Madrid, Spain

Instituto Guiderar de Investigationes Sociales Aplicadas

National Order in the Class of Grand Gordon from the Republic of Burundi

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1 July 2012

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The National Honour of the Republic of Burundi on the occassion of Fifty years of Independence

Government of Burundi

Other awards related to Civic Honours

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Civic Honours and related

Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF)

Gold Medal for Civic Merit from the City of Barcelona for his contribution to Olympic Games in 1992 and for carying the name of the city

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27 June 2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Commendation of the City of Bellevue, Washington for accomplishing what many long considered impossible, ushering the end of apartheid in South Africa from a prison cell and a president's desk, inspiring people of all stripes in Bellevue with his seemingly inexhaustible persistence and generosity of spirit

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9 December 2013

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award paying tribute to Mr Mandela's many achievements and also granting him Congressional Recognition from Member of Congress Sheila Jackson Lee

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1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Prince Yaroslav The Wise from Kiev

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25 November 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate honoring Mr. Mandela from the City Council of Harare

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela from the City Council of Harare

Mageu Number One Prestige Ubuntu Award

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1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Presented to N Mandela by the Maditsela of Mageu, the premier of North West Province, Popo Molefe, and Managing Director Kobus van Graam, Mmabatho. In recognition of the manner in which he has demonstrated the true spirit of Ubuntu

Medallion of Honour for courage and conviction from Miami Beach

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29 April 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award naming Mr Mandela a Guest of Honor of Mexico City

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1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honour of Merit from the City of Belem (Bethlehem)

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11 June 1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award proclaiming the week of March 11 through 17 1990 as Nelson Mandela Week in San Francisco,

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11 March 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Resolution of the highest tribute to Nelson and Winnie Mandela from the State of Michigan Senate

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7 June 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award declaring 11 October 1985 "Nelson and Wilnnie Mandela Freedom Day" from the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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11 October 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Plaque dedicated to Dr Mandela from the Community of the Bo-Kaap

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Silver medallion from the City of Bourges, France

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Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate of Appreciation from the Reach for a Dream Foundation

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4 October 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate of appreciation presented to Mr Mandela, South Africa

Reach for a Dream Foundation

Appreciation from the 5th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress2003

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September 2003

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award presented to Mr Mandela in appreciation of his vision, energy, and commitment towards safeguarding the World's protected areas and with gratitute for his role as Patron and Supporter of the 2003 5th World Parks Congress, Switzerland

IUCN

World Heavyweight Champion medal from the South African National Boxing Control Board

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23 September 1983

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Golden medal donated to Nelson Mandela.

South African National Boxing Control Board

U Thant Peace Award from the Peace Meditation at the United Nations

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January 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The U Thant Peace Award presented to Mr Mandela from the Peace Meditation at the United Nations, New York, USA

Peace Meditation at United Nations

Badge of Honour in Gold from the Hermann Omeiner Academy of the SOS Children's Villages

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26 April 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate conferring the Badge of Honour in gold, Austria

Hermann Gmeiner Academy of the SOS Children's Villages

International Peace Award from the United Nations Association of Australia

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1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award given to Mr Mandela for the 21st Anniversary

United Nations Association of Australia

Distinguished International Visitor by the International House, New York City

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15 May 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award naming Mr Mandela as International House's Distinguished International Visitor to deliver their 75th Anniversary Address in their series Millennial Changes -Global Perspectives, USA

Board of Trustees of International House

2010 Bid Special Award from SA BidCo

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2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award presented ot Mr Mandela in recognition of his contribution to the successful 2010 FIFA World Cup bid, South Africa

South Africa 2010

2013 Golden Tupilak from Tupilak (Queer cultural workers in the Nordic area)

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31/05/13

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

For his pioneer position and continued support of LGBT rights

Tupilak

Recognitions of Global Leadership from Skandia

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27 November 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Plaque awarded to Mr Mandela in recognition of global leadership, outstanding courage and achievement from Skandia, Sweden

Skandia

Nobel Peace Prize

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nobel Peace Prize of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Norway

Nobel Peace Prize Committee

Man for the Millennium from the students of Seattle Public Schools

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8 December 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award for Man for the Millenimum, presented to Nelson Mandela by the Students of Seattle Public Schools, USA

Seattle Public Schools

Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership to Nelson Mandela - Honorary Laureate from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

First Foundation Award 2002 from the Bharati Foundation Trust

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26 January 2003

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Plaque conferring First Foundation Award to Dr. Nelson Mandela for world peace and humanism, Bharati Foundation Trust, Bhubaneswar, India

Bharati Foundation Trust

2013 Dole Leadership Award

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27 October 2013

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

on the 10th anniversary of the Prize: Mandela is the perfect example of an individual who fought for justice through the political system in place. He truly made a difference.

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas

Africare Lifetime Achievement award

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5 November 2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Framed painting of people surrounding Mandela - figurative. Plate on the painting reads: Africare Lifetime Achievement award - His excellency Nelson R Mandela - November 5, 2010 "Madiba Mandela", USA

Africare

Lifetime Achievement award 2011 from the Nollywood Film Critics USA

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2011

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The Nollywood and African Film Critics Award (NAFCA) is bestowed on professionals in the African film industry including directors, actors, writers and humanitarians, USA

Nollywood Film Critics USA

The 2014 Spiritual Leadership Award from Humanity's Team

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27 July 2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

From the Humanity Team in Fort Collins, USA

Humanity's Team

First King Shaka Award in recognition of bravery

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25 July 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela could not attend the official presentation night at Gold Reef City in July and he received the award from King Goodwill Zwelithini during a ceremony at his home in Johannesburg

Babelo Eiphnhee Award presented by the UNESCO Dodecanese

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1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights by the High Commisioner for Human Rights

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10 December 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

This fourth Award, on the occassion of the 40th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was bestowed on Nelson and Winnie Mandela, amongst others

Sliver plaque in shape of a scroll from the Communist Party of Italy, Unita Festival and Chorus and the Choir Partisan Trestino

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July 1978

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Message to rise in the world for the internationalist cause

Ataturk International Peace Prize by Turkey

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1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award from the Union of African Journalists

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May 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Elija Barayis Award from COSATU presented to Mandela for his outstanding leadership and service on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of COSATU

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1 December 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

W. E. B. Du Bois International Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) for his fight against apartheid

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21 July 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela was able to accept this award in July 1993 when attending a fund-raising meeting with the NAACP

Ijebu-Imusin Hall of Fame for Heroes at Platinum Grade

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27 January 2017

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Star of the Republic of Indonesia

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19 October 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Star of the Republic of Indonesia upon Mr Mandela, national order of Indonesia

President of the Republic of Indonesia

Brent Council awarded Nelson Mandela the Freedom of the Borough in recognition of his lifelong connection with the borough

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24 June 2013

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela addressed the Willesden Trades Council in 1962. The honour was supposed to have been conferred in April 1990 when Mandela visited Brent but it failed to get the necessary support. Hence this was only done in 2013.
See https://wembleymatters.blogspot.com/2019/01/i-am-pleased-to-kick-off-new-year-with.html

Palestine Freedom of the City Key from Nablus honouring Mr Mandela for devoting himself to and defending oppressed peoples