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Received by Achmat Dangor, CEO of Nelson Mandela Foundation from Ambassador Volodya Neykov on behalf of Nelson Mandela for his contribution to freedom and human rights, the fight against the regime of apartheid

Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim from Sweden

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3 March 1997

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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

Soka University Award of Highest Honour

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31 October 1990

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

Soka University

Receives a certificate appointing Mandela as Honorary Queen's Counsel from the British House of Lords, and signed by Queen Elizabeth II

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3 May 2000

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Certificate appointing Mandela as an Honorary Queen's Counsel by Queen Elizabeth II, UK

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal created to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the Throne and granted to Mr. Mandela by the Governor General of Canada for his dedicated service to his peers, his community and to Canada

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July 2012

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Mandela by the Governor General of Canada for his dedicated service to his peers, his community and to Canada

Campania Award for Peace and Human Rights

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2000

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

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1995

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Award from the City of Aulla for his commitment to peace

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1994

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Honorary Citation from the City of Macerata

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4 May 1993

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The MESAB Service Award presented to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, whose courage, vision and generosity of spirit insprires the world

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28/02/2000

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From the Medical Education for South African Blacks (MESAB). MESAB operated from 1985 to 2007

MeSAB

Honorary Doctorate in Laws from Trinity College

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11 April 2000

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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

Honorary degree from the De Montfort University presented during a ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

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Mr Mandela was awarded both the Doctor of Laws and Companionship of De Montfort University

Honorary Degree from University of Warwick presented during a ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

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Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University from Glasgow Caledonian University during a ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

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Honorary Doctor of Science (Economics) from the University of London during a ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

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Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Nottingham during a ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

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Honorary Doctorate of the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic

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11 November 1987

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 Doctorate in Laws presented by the University of Aquilonia

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1992

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Honorary doctorate from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium

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8 October 1993

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

Free University of Brussels

Honorary doctorate in Laws from the University of Durban-Westville

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23 September 1999

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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

Honorary Fellowship from Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge

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2 May 2001

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Certificate admitting Mr Mandela to an honorary fellowship of Magdalen College, UK

Magdalene College

Honorary doctorate of Laws from the International Islamic University Islamabad

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12 March 2005

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Award conferring honorary Doctor of Laws degree upon Mr Mandela, Pakistan

International Islamic University Islamabad

Honorary doctorate of Humanity from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

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19 June 2008

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honorary doctor of humanity from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

Nelson Mandela Scholarship Programme at the Unilever Foundation for Education and Development

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6 June 2002

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The UK programme is administered by Canon Collins Educational Trust for South Africa since 1998, enables postgraduates from disadvantaged communities to study in the UK in areas, which are not available in their own country, and will contribute positively to the transformation process-taking place there

Companionship conferred upon Mr Mandela by the De Montfort University during a ceremony in garden of Buckingham Palace along with other universities

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10 July 1996

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Mandela Centre, Denmark established by the Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation to ensure that Mandela’s life, work and thoughts are remembered and utilized

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Nelson Mandela Sports and Solidarity Award by Boots for Africa, a charity founded by Sheffield FC

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Nelson Mandela Day proclaimed by the Atlanta City Council

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18 February 1990

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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

Human Dignity Award from the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA)

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29 March 2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award presented to Mr Mandela in honour of his life long dedication to the rights and dignity of others from AWEPA, Europe

AWEPA Council

11th South African Charity Golf Day was dedicated in celebration of Mr Mandela's 90th Birthday

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5 September 2008

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

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July 1998

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Olympic Movement Unity Award 1995 from the International Olympic Committee

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the fight against apartheid and racial discrimination, in South Africa and worldwide

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2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Honorary Founding Member of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

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Award acknowledging Mr Mandela as an inspirational Honorary founding member of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Canada

Certificate World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Decade Child Rights Heroes Award to Graca Machel and Nelson Mandela from

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2010

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The world's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child 2010 from the World's Childrens Prize Foundation, Sweden

World's Childrens Prize Foundation

Co-Patron with Queen Noor of the Fifth International Union for Concervation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress in Durban, a ten yearly event

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8 September 2003

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The IUCN is the first global Environmental organisation

Patron of the Life Institute (L'Institut de la Vie)

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13 January 1997

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Human Rights Institute with President Mandela as Honorary Chairman was launched in London by the International Bar Association

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5 December 1995

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Patron-in-Chief of the International Eisteddford

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6 July 1995

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Elected Honorary Life President of the Student's Union at the London School of Economics and Political Science

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1983

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A scholarship was established in his name

Award acknowledging Mr Mandela as an inspirational Honorary Founding Member of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

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Patron of the Mineseeker Foundation, an organisation dedicated to finding and destroying landmines

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Patron of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Trust (UK)

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Elected an Honorary Life Member of the Literary and Debating Society of the National University of Ireland, Galway

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2003

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Elected Honorary Member of the Students Association at the University of Strathclyde

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1984

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Honorary Member of the National Centre for Development Cooperation as a token of solidarity from the Belgian Non-Governmental Organisations with the struggle of the people of South Africa

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5 June 1984

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Honorary membership of the National Union of Teachers

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6 April 1988

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Award conferring honorary membership in the National Union of Teachers upon Mr and Winnie Mandela, London, UK

National Union of Teachers

Posthumous Title of Honorary Member to Nelson Mandela from UIA

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2018-07-18

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

On July 18th, 2018, in honour of what would have been Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday, the UIA awarded him the posthumous title of Honorary Member. The ceremony took place in the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and was hosted by the Portuguese Minister of Justice Francisca van Dunem and UIA President, Pedro Pais de Almeida.

Union Internationale des Avocats

Graca Machel and Nelson Mandela are elected 'Decade Child Rights Heroes' by the World's Children's Prize Foundation

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20 November 2009

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Mr Mandela is being honoured for his long fight for equal rights for all the children of South Africa. 7,137,222 children voted for Mrs Machel and Mr Mandela.

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the fight against apartheid and racial discrimination, in South Africa and worldwide, his dedication to reconciliation between different communities, his unfailing commitment to democracy, equality and learning,