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Patron of the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association

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12 March 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of "Sharing a Dream of Africa"

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14 March 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the Commonwealth Association of Museums

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14 March 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Pietermaritzburg from the Msunduzi Transitional Council

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25 April 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom from the City of Pietermaritzburg/Msunduzi

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25 April 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Honourary Freedom of the Municipality of Pietermaritzburg/Msunduzi upon Mr Mandela from the Transitional Local Council, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg Msunduzi Transitional Local Council

Freedom of the City of Bloemfontein

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16 May 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Baker Avenue in Harare was renamed to Nelson Mandela Avenue

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19 May 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Naming a street after Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in Harare

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19 May 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate honoring Mr Mandela and naming a street after him in Harare, Zimbabwe

City Council of Harare

International Humanitarian Award presented by the World Union for Progressive Judaism

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24 May 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

1997 Rotary Award for World Understanding from Rotary International

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17 June 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the 1997 Rotary Award for World Understanding upon Mr Mandela from Rotary International, UK

Rotary International Convention

1997 Rotary Award for World Understanding for his significant contributions to world peace, human rights and freedom from Rotary International

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17 June 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Co-Patron of the One Globe - One Skate Tour, an anti-racism initiative in cooperation with the European Commission in the European Year Against Racism

ZA COM MR-T-2-1-1266
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19 June 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Award

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25 June 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The award is named after the founder of the modern Olympic movement. It was conferred by the International Olympic Committee Member Louis Guirandou N'diaye, who was also acting president of the International Commiittee for Fair Play

Freedom of the City of Boksburg

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26 June 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Life's Warrior Award from the Holyfield Foundation

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7 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award naming Mr Mandela as the recipient of the Life's Warrior Award from the Holyfield Foundation in Fairburn, USA

Holyfield Foundation

Life's Warrior Award to President Nelson Mandela in recognition of his lifelong efforts championing the causes of others, from the Holyfield Foundation

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7 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Oxford

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11 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate from Chulalongkorn University

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17 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring an Honorary doctorate in Liberal Arts upon Mr Mandela from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Chulalongkorn University

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Liberal Arts from Chulalongkorn University

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17 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the XVII International Congress of Vexillology

ZA COM MR-T-2-1-1275
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23 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Framed poem "Nelson Mandela Free at Last" by Kenneth Carter

ZA COM MR-T-7-6-1274
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23 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron-in-Chief at the celebrations of the 75th Jubilee of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand

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1 August 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Degree in Philosophy from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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19 September 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Presidential Citation for his outstanding dedication and contributions to the field of public health from the American Public Health Association

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14 October 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Freedom of the City of Edinburgh

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27 October 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Cape Town

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27 November 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Cape Town

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27 November 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Freedom of Cape Town, South Africa

City of Cape Town

Mandela Family Museum, 8115 Vilakazi Street, Orlando

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29 November 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Degree in Laws from the University of Pretoria

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4 December 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary doctorate Doctor of Laws from the University of Pretoria

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4 December 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

University of Pretoria

Freedom of the City of Boksburg

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award conferring the Freedom of the City of Boksburg, South Africa

City of Boksburg

Patron Emeritus of the Peace Parks Foundation

ZA COM MR-T-2-1-1238
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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Head of State Award from the International Association of Lions Club as well as the President's Appreciation Award

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

First Commonwealth Green Pennant Award presented by the Commonwealth

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Multi-purpose room at SUNY Binghamton renamed to Nelson Mandela's Room

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Head of State Medal from the International Association of Lions Clubs

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Head of State Medal presented to Mr Mandela from Lions International, USA

Lions International

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

Thank you Madiba Award presented by the people of Ixopo

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

President's Appreciation Award from Lions Club

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

President's Appreciation Award presented to Mr Mandela from the Lions Club

International Association of Lions Clubs

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

Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Howard University Cancer Centre

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1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS

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12 January 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctoral Degree from the University of South Australia, conferred by the former Chancellor the Honourable Dr Basil Hetzel Acat the University of Fort Hare

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23 April 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

This award recognised Mr Mandela's commitment to empowerment through education

Award of Honour from the Dominican Republic

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30 April 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Gift of the Earth Award from the World Wildlife Fund -South Africa (WWF-SA)

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29 May 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Zululand

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30 May 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award for Human Values from Guru Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder and President of the Art of Living Foundation

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7 June 1998

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

Chris Hani Peace Award at the 10th National Congress of the South African Communist Party

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1 July 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

FIFA Order of Merit in recognition of Mr Mandela's efforts to reconcile South Africans

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July 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Companion of the Order of The Star of Ghana from the Government of Ghana

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July 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

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22 July 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco

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22 July 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Ushuaia

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23 July 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of the Star of Jerusalem bestowed by Yasser Arafat

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11 August 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Portrait of himself painted by Yolanda Prinsloo-Phillips, a Washington-based South African studying fine arts in Stellenbosch

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1 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

One of the new stone cornices in the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York is being carved for the west wing is an angel with the face of Mandela

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1 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the Millenium Project of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

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September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

President Mandela laid a foundation stone at the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture at La Tour Koenig in Pointe-aux-Sables

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10 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of Mauritius

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11 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Park in the City of Montreal

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14 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University, Boston

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18 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Congressional Gold Medal, presented in Congress by Bill Clinton to Mandela

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23 September 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

This item includes the bronze medal that is a duplicate of the Nelson Mandela Congressional Gold Medal. It is a coin description.

Reverse
Features compass points and a decorative spindle in the upper center of the medal. Children linked together encircle the upper border.

Obverse
Features a portrait of Nelson Mandela.

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

Award of Human Dignity was presented by Jose Sulaiman, President of the World Boxing Council at its 36th annual convention in Midrand, South Africa

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1 October 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Merit in the Class of Collar from the Government of Chile

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12 November 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award in Recognition of his Contribution to Democracy, Human Rights and Freedom by the Supreme Council of Sports in Africa

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19 November 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the Endangered Species Protection Unit (ESPU) of the South African Police Service

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20 November 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Prince Yaroslav The Wise from Kiev

ZA COM MR-T-1-4-1316
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25 November 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Clinic of the CHISA Children's Fund for Southern Africa

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1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav bestowed by the King of Norway

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1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award from Soka Gakkai International

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1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Cruz and Souza Medallion Award from the Govenrment of Brazil

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January 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

German Media Award of 1998

ZA COM MR-T-3-1-1336
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28 January 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Isabel the Catholic in the Class of Collar from the King of Spain

ZA COM MR-T-1-3-1337
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15 February 1999

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

Golden Medal of the City of Amsterdam "Amsterdam honours President Nelson Mandela- freedom fighter and statesman"

ZA COM MR-T-1-4-1340
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11 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

18 year old footballer from Cameroon is named after Nelson Mandela

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5 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

His full name is Nelson Mandela Mbouhom

Civil Order of the First Class from the Sultanate of Oman

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6 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

James Makola created a bronze sculpture representing ‘peace in a troubled province’ to honour President Mandela when he received the Freedom of the Metro

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16 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Durban

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16 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Zik Prize for good governance from the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPPRAC) in Lagos

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May 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.

Order of Barcelos awarded by the Nandos Piri-Piri Society

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May 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nandos is a fast-food franchise started in Johannesburg

Medal of Honour from Pretoria Technikon (now Tshwane University of Technology)

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7 May 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of Pick 'n Pay, a symbolic award presented by the South African supermarket chain

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6 June 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, Canberra

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9 June 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Presented with the insignia of the order by Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tshwane

In celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Order of St John, the South African Post Office issued a special miniature sheet and an official commemorative cover featuring Nelson Mandela, who is a Knight of Grace of the Order, wearing the Knight of Grace mantle

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13 June 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela Farewell Game was a soccer match between World Stars v South Africa as a tribute to former President Nelson Mandela

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17 August 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The match was organised by the International Football Association FIFA

Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Durban-Westville (now part of the University of KwaZulu Natal)

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1 September 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws and a Honorary Degree from the Australian National University (ANU)

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6 September 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Patron of the 7th All Africa Games

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10 September 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Jesse Owens Globaly Award which honours individuals who have made a significant and lasting contribution of enduring quality to society from a background of sports from the International Amateur Athletics Association

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21 September 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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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

Certificate of Appreciation from the Reach for a Dream Foundation