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Resolution to recognize the conferral date of Mandela's Honorary doctorate as Mandela Day and declaring him to be an honorary citizen of the Jaguar Nation from the Southern University in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Southern University

Honorary Citizenship of the State of Washington

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1384
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9 December 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award confering honorary citizenship in the state of Washington, USA, upon Mr. Mandela

State of Washington

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1339
Item
11 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the State of Washington

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1332
Item
1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Heidelberg

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1219
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29 November 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring Honorary Citizenship of Heidelberg upon Mr Mandela by the Heiderberg Town Council, South Africa

Heidelberg Town Council

Honorary Freedom of the City of Grahamstown

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1165
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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 from Sindaco Maurizio Fistarof

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1072
Item
25 July 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Paarl

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1061
Item
5 July 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Freedom of Paarl, South Africa

Town Council of Paarl

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Belluno

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1023
Item
1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Sao Paulo, 1991.01.04, Sao Paulo

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0949
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1991-01-04

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the title "Citizen Paulistano" upon Mr Mandela from the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil

City of Sao Paulo

Honorary Citizen from the City of Windhoek local authority council

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0940
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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Villejuif

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0911
Item
13 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship of Villejuif, France

Villejuif

Honorary Freedom and Honorary Freeman of the City of Beaufort West

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0901
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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 Citizenship from the City of Macerata

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0874
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5 April 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship of the City of Macerata, Italy

Municipal Administration of City of Macerata

Honorary Citizen of the City of Macerata

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0864
Item
1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of Illinois, USA

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0853
Item
1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the Town of Umzimkulu

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0827
Item
10 May 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the Town of Umzimkulu conferred upon Mr Mandela, South Africa

Town of Umzimkulu

Untitled

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0798
Item
3 August 1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0797
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3 August 1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award presenting honorary citizenship of the city of Salvador, Bahia , Brazil

Mayor Fernando Jose Rocha Guimarães, City of Salvador, Bahia

Honorary Guest of Mexico City

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0788
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31 July 1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award naming Mr Mandela a Guest of Honor in Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Santa Teresa Gallura

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0770
Item
1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the City of Melbourne

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0756
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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 Citizenship of Toronto, Canada

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0706
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June 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0631
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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

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

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0630
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12 April 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Ivrea

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0629
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12 April 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship from Ivrea, Italy

Citta di Ivrea

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Ivrea

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0627
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1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Belluno

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0615
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2 December 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship in the City of Belluno, Italy upon Mr Mandela

Citta di Belluno Town Council

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Thionville

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0612
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31 October 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Thionville, France

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0611
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31 October 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship from Ville de Thionville, France

Ville de Thionville

Honorary Citizenen of Bologna

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0608
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September 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of nine municipalities: Egaleo, Ellenikon, Glyfada, Ilioupolis, Daissariani, New Filadelfia, Nikaea, Preveza and Zogrofu

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0581
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1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Livorno

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0577
Item
18 July 1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Livorno

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0576
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18 July 1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship of the City of Livorno, Italy

City of Livorno

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Siano

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0558
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27 September 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Siano

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0557
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27 September 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship in the City of Siano, Italy

Commune di Siano

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Villejuif

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0523
Item
24 November 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Burgess of the City of Dundee

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0522
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1985-10-31

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate naming Mr Mandela as an honorary Burgess of the City of Dundee, Scotland, UK

City of Dundee

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Florence conferred by the Mayor of Florence

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0521
Item
28 October 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the state of Rio de Janeiro

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0516
Item
October 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the District of Midlothian, Scotland

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0513
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19 September 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the award of Honorary Freeman of the District of Midlothian, Scotland, upon Mr Mandela from the Midlothian District Council, UK

District Council of Midlothian

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Turin

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0512
Item
17 September 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Turin

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0511
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17 September 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship of the City of Turin, Italy

La Citta di Torino

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

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0453
Item
17 March 1983

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of Rome

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0446
Item
February 1982

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Burgess and Guild Brother of the City of Glasgow

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0434
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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

Resolution by the City of Saint Paul to award Nelson Mandela with a Honorary Citizenship

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0317
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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Civitas Europae of the City of Brussels

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0218
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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate unknown

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0061
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Unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Part of the gown from an unknown doctorate.

Honorary freedom of the City of Omagh, Northern Ireland

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0057
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Unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Shield of the City of Omagh

Omagh District Council

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Santa Teresa Gallura

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0049
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undated

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship of Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy

Community of Santa Teresa Gallura

Honorary Freedom of the City of Oakland

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0044
Item
undated

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

City of Oakland

Honorary Freedom of the City of Sheffield

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0043
Item
Unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the city, UK

City of Sheffield

Freedom of the City of Tshwane

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0026
Item
undated

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring Mr Mandela the Freedom of the City of Tshwane, South Africa

City of Tshwane

Honorary Freedom or the City of London

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0016
Item
Unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Banquet programme that conferred the Honorary Freedom of the City of London to Mr Mandela, UK

Corporation of London

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Saint Paul, USA

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-0004
Item
undated

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Resolution granting Mr Mandela honorary citizenship in the city of Saint Paul, USA

Saint Paul City Council

Honorary Citizenships

ZA COM MR-T-1-2
Subseries

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Civic Honours and related

Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF)

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

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-2006
Item
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.
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Freedom of the Metropolitan of Nelson Mandela Bay

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1863
Item
2010

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Nablus, Palestine

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1845
Item
18 July 2009

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Nablus Municipality

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

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1828
Item
2009

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Tshwane

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1794
Item
2008

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Bristol City Council

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1743
Item
2006

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Salford

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1728
Item
30 November 2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the City of Salford

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1727
Item
30 November 2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the city of Salford, UK

City of Salford

Honorary Freedom of the City of Johannesburg conferred to Mr Mandela at a ceremony in Orlando, Soweto

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1672
Item
23 July 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1671
Item
23 July 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

City of Johannesburg

Freedom of the City of Cesena, Italy.

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1558
Item
29 April 2002

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring The Freedom of the Town of Cesena, Italy

Commune di Cesena Town Council

Honorary Freeman of the City of Leeds as part of the celebrations marking the seventh anniversary of the end of apartheid

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1495
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30 April 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela also rededicated the city's Mandela Garden, which first opened in 1983 in support of South Africa's struggle for equality

Freedom of the City of Baton Rouge in the USA

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1429
Item
11 May 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Lydenburg

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1371
Item
3 November 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Lydenburg, South Africa

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1370
Item
3 November 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Freedom of Lydenburg from the Lydenberg Transitional Local Council, South Africa

Lydenburg Transitional Local Council

Freedom of the Lekoa-Vaal Metropolitan Council, South Africa

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1347
Item
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.

Freedom of the City of Durban