Biographical

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NELSON MANDELA
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, HONORS & APPOINTMENTS
No. Prize/ Awards & Honors Place/Institution Year
1. Bachelor of Arts degree University of South Africa 1942
2. Honorary President of the Students'
Union
University of Leeds 1964
3. Honorary life membership of the
Students' Union
University of London 1975
4. Honorary Doctorate of Law University of Lesotho, Maseru 1979
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Award Indian Council for Cultural Relations
New Delhi, India
1979
6. Freedom of the City Glasgow 1981
7. Bruno Kreisky Award Vienna, Austria 1981
8. Honorary Life President of the
Students' Union
London Sikul of Economics and Political
Science
1982
9. Honorary citizenship Rome 1983
10. Honorary citizenship Olympia, Greece 1983
11. Honorary Doctorate of Laws City College of New York 1983
12. Star of International Friendship German Democratic Republic 1983
13. Simon Bolivar International Prize UNESCO 1983
14. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Lancaster University, United Kingdom 1983
15. Honorary Degree Free University of Brussels 1984
16. Playa Giron Award Cuba, awarded by Fidel Castro 1984
17. Honorary Membership National Association of Local
Government Officers (NALGO), United
Kingdom
1984
18. Honorary Member of the Students
Association
University of Strathclyde, Scotland 1984
19. Freedom of the City Wijnegem, Belgium 1984
20. Star of International Friendship German Democratic Republic 1984
21. Freedom of the City Aberdeen City Council, Scotland 1984
22. The Third World Prize London-based Third World Foundation
for Social and Economic Studies
1985
23. Freedom of the City City of Hull, United Kingdom 1985
24. Degree of Doctor of Laws University of Strathclyde, Glasgow 1985
25. Freeman of Midlothian Scotland 1985
26. Ludovic-Trarieux International
Human Rights Prize
Human Rights Institute of The Bar of
Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
1985
27. Life Patron Writers and Journalists Against
Apartheid (WAJAAP), Nigerian
1985
28. Freedom of the City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1985
29. Honorary Citizenship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1985
30. Diploma of Honour and Friendship University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1985
31. Awarded Doctor of Laws University in Nigeria 1985

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32. Honorary Life President National Union of Mineworkers of South
Africa
1986
33. W.E.B. DuBois International
Medal
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
1986
34. Alfonso Comin Foundation Peace
Award
Barcelona, Spain 1986
35. Freedom of the Borough of Islwyn Wales 1986
36. International Peace and Freedom
Award
Workers International Centre, Stockholm
Sweden
1986
37. Third World Prize Strategic and International Studies Group
of Malaysia
1986
38. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Zimbabwe 1986
39. Honorary Membership National Union of Seamen, United
Kingdom
1986
40. Cross of St. Andrew Scotland 1986
41. Honorary Freeman Newcastle 1986
42. Freedom of the City Sydney, Australia 1987
43. Honorary Degrees United States Ross University Medical
Sikul in the Caribbean
1987
44. Honorary Degree University of Michigan, USA 1987
45. Honorary Degree University of Havana, Cuba 1987
46. Honorary Citizen City of Florence, Italy 1987
47. Honorary Doctor of Laws Trent University, Canada 1987
48. Honorary Doctorate Karl Marx University of the German
Democratic Republic, Leipzig
1987
49. Awarded Bremen Solidarity Prize Federal Republic of Germany 1988
50. Honorary Membership National Union of Teachers, United
Kingdom
1988
51. Freedom of the City of Dublin Dublin, Ireland 1988
52. Sakharov Prize for Freedom of
Thought
European Parliament 1988
53. Honorary Doctorate University of Carabobo, Venezuela 1988
54. Honorary Degree Western Michigan University 1988
55. Medal of Peace People of Lefkada, Greece 1988
56. Honorary Citizenship Greek Municipalities 1988
57. Honorary Degree in Political
Science
University of Bologna, Italy 1988
58. Honorary Citizenship Town Council of the city of Bologna,
Italy
1988
59. Awarded the United Nations
Human Rights Fourth Award
United Nations Human Rights 1988
60. Bachelor of Laws degree University of South Africa 1988
61. Augusto César Sandino Award Nicaragua, Managua 1989
62. Peace Prize Tipperary Peace Committee, Ireland 1989

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63. Honorary Doctorate of Laws York University, Toronto, Canada 1989
64. Bharat Ratna Award (India's
Highest Civilian Award)
India 1990
65. Freedom of the City of Harare Zimbabwe 1990
66. Lenin Peace Prize (Order of Lenin) USSR 1990
67. Dr António Agostinho Neto Order People's Republic of Angola 1990
68. Grand Commander of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria 1990
69. Al-Gaddafi International Prize for
Human Rights
Tripoli, Libya 1990
70. Honorary Degree in Political
Science
Cairo University, Egypt 1990
71. Order of the Uhuru Torch (Second
Class)
Tanzania 1990
72. Honorary Doctorate in Law University of the Western Cape,
Bellville, Cape Town
1990
73. Honorary Doctor of Laws University of Cape Town 1990
74. Honorary LL.D Degree University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg
1991
75. Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize The Carter-Menil Human Rights
Foundation
1991
76. Honorary Degree Texas Southern University 1991
77. Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace
Prize
UNESCO 1991
78. Honorary LL.D Degree University of Fort Hare 1992
79. Honorary Doctorate Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar,
Senegal
1992
80. Freedom of Miami Beach
Medallion of Honour
Johannesburg 1992
81. Nishan-e-Pakistan Pakistan 1992
82. Prince of Asturias Award for
International Cooperation
Oviedo, Spain 1992
83. Spirit of Liberty Award People for the American Way 1992
84. Atatürk International Peace Prize
(accepted the award in 1999)
Turkey 1992
85. Gleitsman Foundation
International Activist Award
Johannesburg 1993
86. Philadelphia Liberty Medal Philadelphia 1993
87. Honorary Degree Clark Atlanta University 1993
88. Order of Brilliant Star with Special
Grand Cordon
Taipei,Taiwan 1993
89. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan 1993
90. Apostolic Humanitarian Award Johannesburg 1993
91. J. William Fulbright Prize for
International Understanding
Washington, DC 1993

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92. Honorary Degree Free University of Brussels, Belgium 1993
93. Nobel Peace Prize Oslo, Norway 1993
94. Person of the Year Time Magazine 1993
95. Sheikh Yusuf Peace Award The Muslim Women's Federation 1994
96. Arthur A Houghton Star Crystal
Award for Excellence
African-American Institute 1994
97. Bishop John T. Walker
Distinguished Humanitarian
Service Award
Africare 1994
98. Olympic Gold Order International Olympic Committee, Cape
Town
1994
99. Anne Frank Medal Johannesburg, South Africa 1994
100. The Hunger Project’s 8th annual
Africa Prize for Leadership for the
Sustainable End of Hunger
London 1994
1994
101. Honorary Doctorate Howard University 1994
102. Man of the Year Award Greek Chamber of Commerce and
Industries of Southern Africa,
Johannesburg
1994
103. The Grand'Croix degree of the
National Order of the Legion of
Honour
France, Paris 1994
104. Honorary Doctorate University of South Africa 1994
105. Commonwealth Champion of
Health
The Commonwealth Games, Canada 1994
106. Africa Peace Award Durban, South Africa 1995
107. Honorary Member (Order of
Merit)
Queen Elizabeth II, England,
Commonwealth of Nations
1995
108. Pretoria Press Club's 1994
Newsmaker of the Year Award
Pretoria, South Africa 1995
109. Honorary Fellowship of the
College of Medicine
Johannesburg, South Africa 1995
110. Harvard Business Sikul Statesman
of the Year Award
Harvard University 1995
111. Honorary Fellowship The Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
1996
112. Indira Gandhi Award International Justice and Harmony, New
Delhi, India
1996
113. The World Citizenship Award World Association of Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts
1996
114. Knight of the Order of the
Elephant
Dânish Queen Margrethe II, Copenhagen,
Denmark
1996
115. Freedom of the City of London London 1996
116. Degree of Doctor of Civil Law University of Oxford
117. Honorary Degrees From the Universities of Cambridge 1996

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(LLD), London (London Sikul of
Economics), Bristol, Nottingham, and
Warwick (LLD), De Montfort and
Glasgow Caledonian Universities
118. Honorary Doctorate Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris 1996
119. Honorary Doctorate Stellenbosch University 1996
120. U Thant Peace Award The Peace Meditation at the United
Nations
1996
121. The Battle of Adwa and the
Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
Crown Council of Ethiopia 1996
122. The Freedom of Heidelberg Heidelberg 1996
123. Grand Cross of the National Order
of Mali
Mali 1996
124. Honorary Degree University of the Philippines, Manila 1997
125. Royal Order of the Seraphim The Royal Palace of Stockholm, Sweden 1997
126. Freedom of the City Pietermaritzburg 1997
127. Freedom of the City Bloemfontein 1997
128. Freedom of the City Boksburg 1997
129. Freedom of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom 1997
130. Honorary Doctorate Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Thailand
1997
131. Honorary Doctorate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Cape Town
1997
132. American Public Health
Association Presidential Citation
Pretoria 1997
133. Collar of the Nile Egypt, Cairo 1997
134. Freedom of City of Cape Town Cape Town 1997
135. Freedom of City of Edinburgh, Scotland 1997
136. Honorary Degree University of Pretoria, Pretoria 1997
137. Honorary Doctoral Degree University of South Australia
University of Fort Hare
University of Zululand
University of Mauritius
Harvard University
Cambridge University
University of Massachusetts
1998
138. Freedom of the City and County of Cardiff 1998

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Cardiff
139. Congressional Gold Medal Washington 1998
140. Honorary Companion of the Order
of Canada
Governor General of Canada 1998
141. Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav King of Norway 1998
142. Deutscher Medienpreis, Baden-
Baden
Germany 1999
143. Oneness-Peace Earth-Summit-
Transcendence-Fragrance Award
Pretoria 1999
144. Golden Medal of the City Amsterdam, Netherlands 1999
145. Honorary Doctorate Leiden University, Netherlands 1999
146. Freedom of the City of Durban Durban 1999
147. Honorary Doctorate Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 1999
148. Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
(Ukraine's Highest Decoration)
Cape Town 1999
149. Jesse Owens Global Award Johannesburg 1999
150. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Botswana, Gaborone 1999
151. Baker Institute Enron Prize for
Distinguished Public Service
Rice University, Houston 1999
152. Freedom of the City of Lydenburg Lydenburg 1999
153. Honorary Companion of the Order
of Australia
Canberra, Australia 1999
154. Gallup's List of Widely Admired
People of the 20th Century
USA 1999
155. Honorary Doctorate Uppsala University, Sweden 1999
156. Temple of Understanding Annual
Award (Religious and Political
Leaders for Outstanding Service to
Humanity)
Cape Town 1999
157. Gandhi-King Award World Movement for Nonviolence @
World Parliament of Religions, Cape
Town
1999
158. 100 Most Influential People of the
20th Century
Time Magazine 1999
159. Order of the Gold Lion of the
House of Nassau
Luxembourg, Netherlands 1999
160. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Trinity College, Dublin 1999
161. SABS Gold Medal Sandton 1999
162. BT Ethnic Multicultural Media
Award
London 1999
163. World Methodist Peace Award London 1999
164. International Freedom Award Memphis, Tennessee 1999
165. Honorary Member Bertrand Russell Society 1999
166. Honorary Doctorate of Law University of Technology, Sydney,
Australia
1999

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167. Honorary Doctor of Letters Australian National University 1999
168. International Gandhi Peace Prize, Presidential Palace, New Delhi 2000
169. Honorary Freeman of Leeds Leeds 2001
170. Honorary Fellow Magdalene College, Cambridge 2001
171. Honorary Doctorate of Law Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada 2001
172. Honorary Citizenship of Canada Canada 2001
173. LLD Honoris Cause The University of the Free State 2001
174. D Tech Education Honoris Cause The Technikon Free State 2001
175. Human Rights Lifetime
Achievement Award
The SA Human Rights Commission,
Johannesburg
2001
176. Honorary Doctorate in Law University of Hong Kong 2002
177. Honorary Doctorate in Law Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South
Africa
2002
178. Honorary Doctorate University of Ghana 2002
179. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Freedom Medal
Middelburg, The Netherlands 2002
180. U.S. Presidential Medal of
Freedom (The United States'
highest civilian Award)
Washington, USA 2002
181. Order of Mapungubwe-Platinum
Category
South Africa 2002
182. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee
Medal
Canada 2003
183. Honorary Doctorate in Law The National University of Ireland,
Galway
2003
184. Honorary Life member of the
Literary and Debating Society
NUI, Galway 2003
185. Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Degree-Doctor of Letters (Honoris
causa)
The Open University of Tanzania 2003
186. British Red Cross Humanity Medal British Red Cross 2003
187. The 100 Most Influential People of
2004
Time Magazine 2004
188. Honorary Degree of Doctor of
Laws
Open University 2004
189. Most Venerable Order of the
Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
Commonwealth of Nations 2004
190. Honorary Degree Amherst College 2005
191. The 100 Most Influential People of
2005
Time Magazine
192. Amnesty International’s
Ambassador of Conscience Award
Amnesty International 2006
193. Honorary Doctorate Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia 2006
194. South African Red Cross Society
Humanitarian Award
South African Red Cross Society 2006

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195. Honorary Doctorate University of Massachusetts Amherst 2006
196. Honorary citizen of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia 2007
197. The Order of the Smile Poland 2007
198. LLD honoris causa Michigan State University 2008
199. Order of Stara Planina First Class Bulgaria 2008
200. Honorary Degree Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario 2010
201. Honorary Doctorate Degree by Six
Universities
The Laureate International Universities
Network
2010
202. Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Brown University in Providence, Rhode
Island, United States
2010
203. Order of the Aztec Eagle Mexico 2010
204. The BrandLaureate Hall of Fame-
Lifetime Achievement Award
Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF) 2012
205. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal (Canadian Version)
Canada 2012