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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on the 11th of June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London, and broadcast to over 60 countries and an audience of 600 million.

Freedom of the City of Dublin

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18 July 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

This award acknowledges the contribution of certain people to the life of the city. It also bestows honour to important visitors to Dublin.

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

Medal of Peace from the People of Lefkada

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August 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenen of Bologna

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September 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Political Science from the University of Bologna

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12 September 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring an Honorary Doctorate of Political Science upon Mr Mandela from the University of Bologna, Italy

University of Bologna

Honorary Degree in Political Science from the University of Bologna

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12 September 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Thionville

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31 October 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Thionville, France

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31 October 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship from Ville de Thionville, France

Ville de Thionville

Nelson Mandela Street in the City of Limbricht

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15 November 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament to honour individuals or organisations for their efforts on behalf of human rights and fundamental freedoms and against oppression and injustice

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1 December 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The award is also referred to as the Human Rights Prize

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Belluno

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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

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

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Ivrea

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1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

International Peace Award of the Tipperary Peace Convention

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1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela receiving the 1989 Chipperary Peace Prize presented by Chairman Joe Quinn with Taoiseach Charlie Haughey.

Place Nelson Mandela in Clayes-sous-Bois

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1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Ivrea

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12 April 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship from Ivrea, Italy

Citta di Ivrea

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

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12 April 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Platz in Nuremberg

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June 1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Audio cassette "Azania 1990" dedicated to the President and the people of South Africa by Noel Porter

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1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela Tulip in the Netherlands

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1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Mandela Lane in the City of Schijndel

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15 February 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Nelson Mandela Bridge in the City of Purmerend

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22 February 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mandela Bridge in the City of Utrecht

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6 March 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Week in San Francisco

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11 March 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Proclamation proclaiming the week of March 11 through 17, 1990, as Nelson Mandela Week in San Francisco City and County, USA

Agnos, Art

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

Golden medal of honour from the city of Amsterdam

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11 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Amsterdam eert President Nelson Mandela medal, Netherlands

City of Amsterdam

Mandela Drive in the City of Enkhuizen

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12 March 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Court in the City of Weesp

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15 March 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Presidential Citation from the Meharry Medical College in Nashville

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27 June 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award recognizing Mr Mandela's many life achievements from the Medical College in Nashville, USA

Meharry Medical College

Nelson Mandela was made Freeman of Listowel in County Kerry

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1990-07-05

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Soka University Award of Highest Honour

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31 October 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award of Highest Honour of Soka University conferred upon Mr Mandela, Japan

Soka University

Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize was awarded to Mr Mandela and President F W de Klerk in 1991 by UNESCO

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1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Santa Teresa Gallura

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1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Bridge in the City of Zoetermeer

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18 January 1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Guest of Mexico City

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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 Doctorate in Laws presented by the University of Aquilonia

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1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Ataturk International Peace Prize by Turkey

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1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Honorary doctorate Doctor of Laws from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa

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9 May 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary Doctor of Laws upon Mr Mandela, South Africa

University of Fort Hare

Prince of Asturias Award from Prince of Asturias Foundation

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31 October 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of select Cities and Boroughs in the United Kindom with 9 signatories in support of his resistance to Apartheid

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizen of the City of Macerata

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

National Order of Liberty from Portugal

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Medals recognizing Mr Mandelas service toward the cause of democracy and freedom. National Order from the government of Portugal

Republic of Portugal

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

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

Public Primary School Nelson Mandela in the City of Rotterdam

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Medal Plus Que La Vie La Liberte

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Bronze medal presented to MR Mandela - from France

Honorary Freedom of the City of Kingston Upon Hull

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate admitting Mr Mandela to be an Honorary Freeman of the City of Kingston upon Hull, UK

City of Kingston Upon Hull

Postage stamp issued in Norway with the portrait of Mandela in celebration of his Nobel Peace Prize

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Sheffield Metropolitan District

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13 February 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citation from the City of Macerata

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4 May 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Poem offered to Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his visit to Glasgow

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October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of Kingston Upon Hull (usually referred to as Hull)

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6 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium

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8 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate from the Free University (Vrije Universiteit) in Brussels, Belgium

Free University of Brussels

Honorary Burgess of the City of Dundee

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9 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Declaration of Scottish independence presented to N

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9 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

R Mandela by the Scottish National Party

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Villejuif

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13 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring honorary citizenship of Villejuif, France

Villejuif

Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa

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10 December 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award from the City of Aulla for his commitment to peace

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Prize for Non-Violent Peace from the Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Foundation for Non-Violent Peace

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Prize for Non-violent Peace upon Mr Mandela from the Foundation in Oslo, Norway

Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Foundation for Non-Violent Peace

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

Peter J Daniels Caleb Encouragement Award

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1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Medal conferred upon Mr Mandela for courage, vision, and persistence, Ukraine

Peter J Daniels Caleb

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

Certification that the sculpture "Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela" is a limited edition of only 25 made by Lawrence C

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8 April 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Talbot by Staffordshire School of Fine Arts

Crystal soccer ball presented by the Aston Villa Football Club

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May 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Framed Liverpool T-shirt with players' signatures

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May 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Nelson Mandela Street in the City of Heerhugowaard

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6 June 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Queen's Baton Relay from Queen Elizabeth II to symbolise the return of South Africa into the Commonwealth of Nations and in particular the country’s participation in the Commonwealth Games in Canada after absence of 36 years

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20 June 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

8th Annual Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger from the Hunger Project

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19 July 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Anne Frank Medal for Human Rights and Tolerance from the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

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15 August 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Recognition from the City of Aulla

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September 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Silver certificate from the Italian city of Aulla recognizing Mr Mandela's commitment to peace. Italy

City of Aulla

Peter J Daniels Caleb Encouragement Award for courage, vision and persistance from the Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations

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November 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Olympic Gold Order from International Olympic Committee President, Juan Antonio Samaranch in Cape Town

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16 November 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour from the Republic of France

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28 December 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour from the Republic of France

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28 December 1994

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Grand Croix de la Legion D'Honneur (Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour), France

French Republic

Medal of the Church of the Virgin Mary from the City of Spilimbergo

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Olympic Movement Unity Award 1995 from the International Olympic Committee

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the Scottish Refugee Council

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Plaque presented for the Red Nose Day from Comic Relief

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Degree and Africa Memorial Award from the Panafrican Institute of Lugano (IPAL), Centre of African Reality Studies (Africa Memorial Diploma)

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Belluno

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Shield presented by the Lords and Commons Cricket Club Group

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Mahatma MK Gandhi Prize for Non-Violent Peace for 1994

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February 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Awarded by the Mahatma MK Gandhi Foundation for Non-Violent Peace

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

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March 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Merit , Honorary Member of the Order: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, O.M. By the British and Commonwealth Order by Queen Elizabeth II.

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21 March 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

By the British and Commonwealth Order by Queen Elizabeth II

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)

Trophy of Peace from the International Parliament for Safety and Peace recognizing Mr Mandela's distinguished achievements at international level.