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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

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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

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1984

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of London

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10 July 1996

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

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

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2 April 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Freedom of the City of Oxford

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11 July 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 Wijnegem

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1984

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Burgess of the City of Dundee

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9 October 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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.

Honorary Freedom of the City of Salford

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30 November 2005

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

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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

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

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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freemand of the City of Newcastle Upon Tyne

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2 April 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate admitting Mr Mandela to be an Honorary Freeman of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

City of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Nelson Mandela was made Freeman of Listowel in County Kerry

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1990-07-05

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizen of Cesena

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2002

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizen of the City of Macerata

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1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Siano

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27 September 1986

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenen of Bologna

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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 from Sindaco Maurizio Fistarof

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25 July 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of Rome

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February 1982

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Turin

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17 September 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Villejuif

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24 November 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Livorno

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18 July 1987

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Belluno

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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 Freedom or the City of London

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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 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 Freedom of the City of Sheffield

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Unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freedom of the city, UK

City of Sheffield

Honorary Burgess of the City of Dundee

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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 Tromso

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11 June 2005

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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11 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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17 March 1983

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship of the City of Santa Teresa Gallura

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1991

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Civitas Europae of the City of Brussels

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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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28 October 1985

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Freeman of the District of Midlothian, Scotland

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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

Burgess and Guild Brother of the City of Glasgow

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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

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 Citizen of City of Belgrade for his huge humanitarian past and contribitions to mankind

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2007

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Honorary Citizenship from the City of Paris, France

ZA COM MR-T-1-2-1998
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25 March 2013

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John from Queen Elizabeth II

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2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of the Starra Planini

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7 July 2009

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Untitled

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3 May 2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim from Sweden

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3 March 1997

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of the Elephant bestowed by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

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18 February 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Apart from the regalia worn by the Knight, a shield carrying the name of the Knight is also placed in the Knights' Hall of the Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerod

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

Knight of the First degree, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Dutch Lion (Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw)

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23 September 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Knighthood bestowed by the Queen of the Netherlands

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

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15 February 1999

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

Grand Cross of Merit Special Class from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany

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21 May 1996

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

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

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

Order of Prince Henry, a National Order of Knighthood from the Government of Portugal

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26 November 1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award of the Order "Star of International Friendship" in gold by the German Democratic Republic

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27 August 1984

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The award was handed over to OR Tambo during a ceremony in Berlin

Order of Merit from the Government of Ireland

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unknown

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

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

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

Knight of the First Degree, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Dutch Lion from the Netherlands

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23 September 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate conferring the Knight of the First Degree, Knight Grand Cross, in the Order of the Dutch Lion, upon Mr Mandela, Netherlands

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John from the Queen of Great Brittain

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2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of St John from the United Kingdom

Queen of United Kingdom

Order of the Stara Planini First Degree from the government of Bulgaria

ZA COM MR-T-1-3-1808
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12 June 2008

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award presented to Mr Mandela for his contribution to freedom and human rights, the fight against the regime of apartheid, and for the peaceful transition and establishment of democratic governance in the Republic of South Africa, Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Gold Medal for Civic Merit from the City of Barcelona for his contribution to Olympic Games in 1992 and for carying the name of the city

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27 June 2014

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Campania Award for Peace and Human Rights

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2000

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

First International Prize for Democracy from the City of Athens under the auspices of UNESCO

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21 September 2002

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Presidency of the Regional Council of Campania for his efforts to bring about peace and a constant affirmation of Human Rights from Napels municipality in Italy

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2 June 2001

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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1995

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

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11 March 1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Senate Medallion presented by the Senate of France

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16 July 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Order of Prince Yaroslav The Wise from Kiev

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25 November 1998

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

Honorary Citation from the City of Macerata

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4 May 1993

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Ataturk International Peace Prize by Turkey

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1992

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Silver medallion from the City of Bourges, France

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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Medal of Peace from the People of Lefkada

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August 1988

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Seal of Peace of the Florentine Republic from 1400 AD from the City of Florence

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unknown

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

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

MeSAB

U Thant Peace Award from the Peace Meditation at the United Nations

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January 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

The U Thant Peace Award presented to Mr Mandela from the Peace Meditation at the United Nations, New York, USA

Peace Meditation at United Nations

Badge of Honour in Gold from the Hermann Omeiner Academy of the SOS Children's Villages

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26 April 1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Certificate conferring the Badge of Honour in gold, Austria

Hermann Gmeiner Academy of the SOS Children's Villages

International Peace Award from the United Nations Association of Australia

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1999

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Award given to Mr Mandela for the 21st Anniversary

United Nations Association of Australia

Brotherhood of Venoge Champange 1837 medal

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undated

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

from Venoge Champagne, France

Venoge Champagne

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

Bronze limited edition medallion presented to President N. Mandela by St Matthew Publishing: "In recognition and honor of your determination and accomplishments"

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1996

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

"The Greatest Legend and Hero of Our Time" recognition from the Eastern Cape Province Legislature

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26 July 2004

Part of Nelson Mandela Tributes

Bust in recognition of excellence presented at a special sitting, held in honour of Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela from the Eastern Cape Province Legislature, South Africa

Eastern Cape Province Legislature

Recognitions of Global Leadership from Skandia