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The Scroll was accepted on behalf of Mandela by Vice-President of Nigeria, Dr Ekwueme (Alex). Presented by Lord Provost Mr Michael Kelly. The scroll, known as the Burgess Ticket, was to be kept in Government House, Lagos and "when M gains M's freedom in I hope, the not too distant future, he will be able to come to Lagos to receive it"

Freedom of the London Borough of Greenwich in appreciation of his service to Greenwich and his contribution to world peace

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0464
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20 July 1983, reconfirmed in 2012

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Agreed by special resolution in 1983, sealed in 1993 and re-affirmed in 2012

Honorary Freedom of the City of Wijnegen in Belgium

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0480
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1984

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Lydenburg

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of London

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1183
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10 July 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Pietermaritzburg from the Msunduzi Transitional Council

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1259
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25 April 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City and County of Cardiff

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1295
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16 June 1998

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Durban

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1346
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16 April 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Swellendam, South Africa

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0240
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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Rio de Janeiro

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0515
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October 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the City of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in recognition of his services to the cause of freedom

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0547
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2 April 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Boksburg

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1268
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26 June 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Oxford

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1271
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11 July 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Edinburgh

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1280
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27 October 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the Town of Umzimkhulu

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0823
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1 May 1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the city of Paarl

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1071
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25 July 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Uitenhage

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1080
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14 September 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Gweru, Zimbabwe

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0438
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1981

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Wijnegem

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0476
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1984

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Sydney

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0571
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8 January 1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Nelson Mandela was the first person to receive this award

Honorary Burgess of the City of Dundee

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0909
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9 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the City of Melbourne

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0757
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19 October 1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Dublin

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0602
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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.

Freedom of the Town of Tongaat

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0625
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1989

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Initially granted in 1989. The silver award was presented by Tongaat Civic Association on their 25 anniversary on 21 October 1994

Honorary Freedom of the City of Salford

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the City of Grahamstown conferred by the Transitional Local Council

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1166
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16 May 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Baton Rouge in the USA

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Key of the City of Enugu State, Nigeria

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0646
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1990

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Golden key in a velvet box from the City of Libreville

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0228
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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Wooden Coat of Arms and official guide book from the City of Barrow-in-Furness

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0261
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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of Entry to the City of Sydney

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0570
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8 January 1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate conferring the Freedom of Entry to the City of Sydney, Australia

City of Sydney

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

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0320
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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom from the City of Pietermaritzburg/Msunduzi

ZA COM MR-T-1-1-1258
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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

Honorary Freemand of the City of Newcastle Upon Tyne