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ZA COM MR-T-1-1-0789
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Citizen title of Zumbi dos Palmares from the Centre for the Study of Black Culture in Vitoria, Brazil
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- August 1991 (Creation)
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Plaque
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Verified by: Lucia Raadschelders ; Date verified: 5/01/12
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Source: NMF Awards Collection
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Award conferring the citizen title Zumbi Dos Palmares upon Mr Mandela from the Centre of the Study of Black Culture in Vitoria, Brazil. Citizen Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695) was the last of the leaders of the Quilombo (fugitive slave settlements) of Palmares in the present-day state of Alagoas
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Silver and copper coloured plate inside a blue fabric box. Base of box is lined with blue fabric and top of box is lined with white satin. Plate has engraved book image with the following engraved text, in Portuguese:
Titulo Cidadão
Zumbi Dos Palmares
Homenagem do Centro de Estudos da Cultura Negra aos simbolos de luta pela
humanidade
Nelson Mandela
Vitoria-es-Brasil
Cecun Agosto / 91
English translation:
Citizen Title
Zumbi Dos Palmares
Tribute Center for the Study of Black Culture to the symbols of struggle for
humanity
Nelson Mandela
Vitoria-es-Brazil
Cecun August / 91
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NMF Archives ID: A0358
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Nelson Mandela Awards Database ID: A0358
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Description updated by Myeka, Zandile on 2022-05-20