This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours and other recognitions bestowed on
Nelson Mandela . Mandela received more than 260 awards over 40 years, most notably the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
From 1994 to 1999, Mandela was
President of South Africa . He was the first such African to be
elected in
fully representative
democratic polls.
Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-
apartheid activist and leader of the
African National Congress and its armed wing
Umkhonto we Sizwe . He spent 27 years in prison, much of it in a cell on
Robben Island . The rest of his incarceration was in
Pollsmoor Prison , on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.
Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, his advocacy of a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, he was widely praised, even by former opponents.
Mandela died on 5 December 2013, a celebrated
elder
statesman who continued to voice his opinion on topical issues. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba , an aristocratic title adopted by the elderly members of the
royal clan that he belongs to. This title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.
1960s
1970s
1981
1983
Honorary citizenship of
Rome , February
[11]
Honorary citizenship of
Olympia, Greece , 17 March
Honorary
Doctorate of Laws ,
City College of New York , 22 March
[12]
Ornamental gardens in
Hull , United Kingdom, named "Nelson Mandela Gardens", May
[11]
City Council of
Dublin , Ireland, unveiled sculpture in
Merrion Square by
Elisabeth Frink dedicated to Nelson Mandela, 26 June
[11]
Award of the order
Star of International Friendship in gold by the
German Democratic Republic , 18 July
[13]
City Council of
Harlow ,
United Kingdom , renamed one of its major roads in honour of Nelson Mandela, 18 July
AUEW /TASS, one of United Kingdom's major trade unions, renamed their executive committee room the "Nelson Mandela Room", 18 July
Freedom of London Borough of
Greenwich , 20 July
[11]
UNESCO awards its first
Simon Bolivar International Prize jointly to Nelson Mandela and King
Juan Carlos of Spain at a ceremony in
Caracas ,
Venezuela , on the 200th anniversary of the birth of
Simón Bolívar , 24 July
[14]
City Council of
Leeds , United Kingdom, names the Civic Hall "Nelson Mandela Gardens", 10 December
[11]
Honorary
Doctorate of Laws ,
Lancaster University , United Kingdom
[11]
The Students Unions of
Warwick University , Coventry Polytechnic (now
Coventry University ) and South Bank Polytechnic (now
London South Bank University ) named rooms in honour of Nelson Mandela
New York City renamed square in front of South African mission to the
United Nations 'Nelson and Winnie Mandela Plaza'
1984
Honorary Degree,
Free University of Brussels , 13 January
London Borough of Camden Council, names the street where the Anti-Apartheid Movement has its headquarters as "Mandela Street".
[11]
London Borough of Hackney Council, renames a housing block after Nelson Mandela, April
Order of Playa Girón ,
Cuba , awarded by
Fidel Castro
[15]
Honorary membership of
National Association of Local Government Officers [NALGO] United Kingdom
London Borough of Haringey Council, names housing development after Nelson Mandela
Monument to Nelson Mandela unveiled in
Merrion Square ,
Dublin
[11]
Elected Honorary Member of the Students Association,
University of Strathclyde ,
Scotland
Freedom of the City of
Wijnegem ,
Belgium
Awarded
Star of International Friendship , German Democratic Republic, 27 August
[16]
Freedom of the City of Aberdeen conferred on both Nelson and Winnie Mandela, 29 November
[11]
School in German Democratic Republic named 'Nelson Mandela School'
Room at Edinburgh city chambers named in his honour
[17]
1985
Revenue Staff Federation, United Kingdom, names its Commonwealth trade union scholarship after Nelson Mandela
[11]
London Borough of Southwark names new road 'Mandela Way'
[11]
Nottingham City Council names a room in a sports centre
[11]
The
Third World Prize , awarded annually by the London-based
Third World Foundation for Social and Economic Studies , awarded jointly to Nelson and Winnie Mandela
[11]
Awarded freedom of the City of
Hull , United Kingdom.
Awarded Degree of Doctor of Laws by the
University of Strathclyde ,
Glasgow , 3 July 1985
[11]
Freeman of
Midlothian ,
Scotland (accepted during his October 1993 visit)
[17]
Awarded the
Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize by Human Rights Institute of The Bar of Bordeaux,
Bordeaux ,
France , 29 March
Nigerian writers organisation, Writers and Journalists Against Apartheid (WAJAAP), confers title of Life Patron
Town of
Huddersfield in
West Yorkshire , United Kingdom, renames its speakers' corner Nelson Mandela Corner, September
Freedom of the City of
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil , October
Honorary citizenship of the State of
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil , October
Diploma of Honour and Friendship from the
University of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, October
Statue of Nelson Mandela erected in London by
Greater London Council , unveiled by
Oliver Tambo on 28 October
Senegal 's President
Abdou Diouf inaugurates
Soweto Square and Nelson Mandela Avenue in the centre of
Dakar ,
Senegal , 6 December
Awarded
Doctor of Laws degree by
Ahmadu Bello University in
Nigeria , December
1986
Street sign in
Glasgow, Scotland
Elected Honorary Life President of the
National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa
Awarded the
W.E.B. DuBois International Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (
NAACP )
Coventry City Council named new building after Mandela
Presented with the
Alfonso Comin Foundation Peace Award in
Barcelona ,
Spain
Freedom of the Borough of
Islwyn , Wales, given to Winnie and Nelson Mandela
International Peace and Freedom Award by the Workers International Centre,
Stockholm
Sweden
Honorary
Doctor of Literature ,
University of Calcutta
Awarded, with Winnie Mandela, the Third World Prize by the Strategic and International Studies Group of
Malaysia , 5 May
Honorary
Doctorate of Laws ,
University of Zimbabwe
Nelson Mandela Park in Leicester, England, named after Mandela
[18]
Honorary membership awarded to Winnie and Nelson Mandela by the
National Union of Seamen , United Kingdom
St George's Place in
Glasgow ,
Scotland , the location of the South African consulate is renamed Nelson Mandela Place.
[19]
Awarded the Cross of St. Andrew by Scotland.
Made Honorary Freeman of
Newcastle
[20]
1987
First person to receive the Freedom of the City of
Sydney ,
Australia , 9 January.
Honorary Degrees, Winnie and Nelson Mandela, United States
Ross University School of Medicine in the Caribbean
Named Patron of Isipingo and District Football Association, Natal
Honorary Degree,
University of Michigan , US
Honorary Degree.
University of Havana , Cuba
Honorary Citizen, City of
Florence , Italy
Honorary Doctor of Laws,
Trent University , Canada
Honorary Doctorate,
Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic,
Leipzig , 11 November
Archivo Disarmo Golden Doves for Peace International Award
[21]
Dutch football player
Ruud Gullit dedicates his
European Footballer of the Year award to Nelson Mandela
1988
Park in
Montreal named "Parc Winnie-et-Nelson-Mandela" (Winnie's name removed in 1998)
Awarded
Bremen Solidarity Prize , Federal Republic of Germany
Nelson and Winnie Mandela given honorary membership of the
National Union of Teachers , United Kingdom
Awarded freedom of the City of Dublin, Ireland
Awarded the
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, by the
European Parliament
Honorary Doctorate conferred,
University of Carabobo , Venezuela, June
Awarded honorary degree from
Western Michigan University from then-president Diether Haenicke, June
People of
Lefkada ,
Greece , award the Medal of Peace, August
Honorary citizenship conferred by nine Greek municipalities
Egaleo ,
Ellenikon ,
Glyfada ,
Ilioupolis ,
Daissariani ,
New Filadelfia ,
Nikaea ,
Preveza and
Zogrofu
Honorary degree in Political Science awarded by the
University of Bologna , Italy, 12 September
Honorary citizenship bestowed by the Town Council of the city of Bologna, Italy, September
Awarded the United Nations Human Rights Fourth Award, 10 December
Bachelor of Laws degree,
University of South Africa
[22]
1989
Augusto César Sandino Award bestowed by
Daniel Ortega , President of
Nicaragua ,
Managua , 21 February
Freedom of the Municipality of
Kwekwe , Zimbabwe. Award received on his behalf by
Oliver Tambo
Awarded Peace Prize of the
Tipperary Peace Committee , Ireland
Nuremberg Platz renamed "Nelson Mandela Platz",
Nuremberg ,
Germany , June
Honorary
Doctorate of Laws ,
York University ,
Toronto ,
Ontario , Canada, 16 June
Square in Clayes-sous-Bois, France, named "Nelson Mandela Square", September
1990
Bharat Ratna , awarded 1990
Made Honorary Life President of National Union of Mineworkers when he addressed its Central Committee, 21 April
Granted freedom of the City of Harare, Zimbabwe, March
"Mandela Day", a public holiday declared in Zimbabwe on 5 March
Awarded the
Lenin Peace Prize for 1990, May. The last-ever recipient.
Bestowed the Dr
António Agostinho Neto Order, the highest honour of the People's Republic of
Angola , 12 May
Bestowed the award "Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria", Lagos, 14 May
Awarded the
Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights in
Tripoli ,
Libya , 19 or 20 May
Honorary degree in political science by the
Cairo University ,
Egypt , May
Bestowed
Bharat Ratna , India's highest civilian award, October
Doctorate, honoris causa, conferred by
University of Malaya , November
Honorary Doctorate in law,
University of the Western Cape ,
Bellville ,
Cape Town , 28 November
Honorary Doctor of Laws,
University of Cape Town
1991
1992
Installed as Chancellor of the University of the North (now called
University of Limpopo ), 25 April
Honorary LL.D Degree conferred by the
University of Fort Hare , 9 May
Honorary Doctorate conferred at the
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal, 30 June
[25]
Presented with the Freedom of Miami Beach Medallion of Honour,
Johannesburg , 29 September
Pakistan conferred the
Nishan-e-Pakistan , 3 October
[26]
Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation,
Oviedo , Spain, 31 October
Received the "Spirit of Liberty" award at the "People for the American Way" award ceremony, 8 November
Received the
Isitwalandwe Medal from the ANC.
Awarded the
Atatürk International Peace Prize by
Turkey , but refused the award citing
human rights violations committed by Turkey during that time. Mandela later accepted the award in 1999.
[27]
[28]
[29]
1993
Bill Clinton presented Mandela with the
Philadelphia Liberty Medal on 4 July 1993
Received Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award, Johannesburg, 12 May
Received
Philadelphia Liberty Medal . Presented by
President of the United States
Bill Clinton ,
Philadelphia , US, 4 July
Honorary Degree conferred,
Clark Atlanta University , 10 July
Received
Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon, Taipei, Taiwan, 31 July
Honorary
Doctorate of Laws ,
Soochow University , Taiwan, 1 August
Received Apostolic Humanitarian Award, Johannesburg, 15 September
Awarded
J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding ,
Washington, D.C. , 1 October
[30]
Received Honorary Degree from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, 8 October
Awarded
Nobel Peace Prize Oslo, Norway, 10 December
Named
Person of the Year by
Time magazine, together with
F. W. de Klerk ,
Yasser Arafat and
Yitzhak Rabin .
1994
Received the New Nation/Engen Man of the Year Flame of Distinction award, 24 March
Elected Newsmaker of the Year, with Deputy President F W de Klerk, by the Johannesburg Press Club, 25 May. Prof
Kader Asmal received the award on 29 September
Received the Hunger Project's 8th annual Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger, London, 19 July
Received
Anne Frank medal for human rights and tolerance, Johannesburg, 15 August
Received
Sheikh Yusuf Peace Award from the Muslim Women's Federation, 10 September
Received the
Arthur A Houghton Star Crystal Award for Excellence from the
African-American Institute , 6 October
Received
Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from
Africare , 6 October
Honorary Doctorate,
Howard University , 7 October
Received freedom of the town of
Tongaat ,
KwaZulu-Natal , 21 October (initially granted in 1989)
Received the Olympic Gold Order from International Olympic Committee president,
Juan Antonio Samaranch , Cape Town, 16 November
Received Man of the Year Award from the Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 19 November 1994
Received the Grand'Croix degree of the
National Order of the Legion of Honour of France, Paris, 28 December
Honorary Doctorate awarded by
University of South Africa
Awarded the "Commonwealth Champion of Health" medal, received by South African athletes at the Commonwealth Games, Canada
1995
Africa Peace Award – sponsored jointly by the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and the
Organisation of African Unity (OAU) – presented at a ceremony in Durban, March
Appointed an honorary member of the
Order of Merit by Queen
Elizabeth II
"Nelson Mandela Road" to
Katse ,
Lesotho , inaugurated, 13 July
Received Pretoria Press Club's 1994 Newsmaker of the Year Award, Pretoria, 20 July
Granted the Freedom of
Uitenhage , 14 September
Awarded Honorary Fellowship of the College of Medicine of South Africa, Johannesburg, 17 October
Harvard Business School Statesman of the Year Award, 14 December
Human Rights Institute, with President Mandela as honorary chairman, launched in London by the International Bar Association, December 1995
The Wolf Award , presented in South Africa by Canadian aboriginal leaders
Phil Fontaine and George Muswagon
1996
Awarded honorary fellowship of the
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland
Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony bestowed. Award received by Justice Minister Dullah Omar in New Delhi, India, January
Received the
World Citizenship Award of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
U Thant Peace Award bestowed by
Sri Chinmoy , 29 January
Created Knight of the
Order of the Elephant by the Danish
Queen Margrethe II , Copenhagen, 18 February. By tradition of the order, the Knight's coat of arms is drawn on a plate and it is hung in the chapel of
Frederiksborg Castle .
[31] If one hasn't a coat of arms (as was the case for Mandela), the Court heraldist composes one, with the Knight's cooperation. Mandela eventually chose the
South African flag as his coat of arms to be used for this and other foreign orders. The elephant insignia that he received had previously been worn by Emperor
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
[32]
Awarded the National Order of
Mali (Grande Croix), Mali's highest decoration,
Bamako , 3 March
Received the Freedom of the City of London, London, 10 July
Received the
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma of the
University of Oxford
[33] and
honorary degrees from the Universities of
Cambridge (
LLD ),
[34]
London (
London School of Economics ),
[35]
Bristol ,
Nottingham , and
Warwick (
LLD )
[36] and from
De Montfort and
Glasgow Caledonian Universities in the garden of
Buckingham Palace , 10 July
A photograph of the event is available on the Glasgow Caledonian University Archives website
Received Honorary Doctorate from
Pantheon-Sorbonne University , Paris, 15 July
Received Honorary Doctorate from
Stellenbosch University , 25 October
Received the Freedom of Heidelberg,
Heidelberg , 29 November
Awarded The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal by the
Crown Council of Ethiopia in 1996
[37]
1997
Nelson Mandela's former house in
Soweto, Johannesburg , now
Mandela Family Museum .
Mandela Family Museum opens in Soweto, 29 November
[38]
Awarded Honorary Degree by the
University of the Philippines Diliman , Quezon City, 2 March
Created Knight of the
Royal Order of the Seraphim , Stockholm, 3 February.
[39] By tradition of the order, the Knight's coat of arms is drawn on a plate and it is kept in the Hall of the Order of the Seraphim at the
Royal Palace of Stockholm . If one hasn't a coat of arms, the Court heraldist composes one, with the Knight's cooperation.
[39]
[40] In this case, the Danish coat of arms was used as a starting point.
[41] By tradition,
[42] on the day of his funeral (15 December 2013), it was hung in
Riddarholmen Church and the church bells rang constantly from 12:00 to 13:00 as a tribute.
[39]
Received Freedom of the City of
Pietermaritzburg , 25 April
Received Freedom of the City of
Bloemfontein , 16 May
Baker Avenue in Central Harare, Zimbabwe, Renamed Nelson Mandela Avenue, 19 May
Received Freedom of
Boksburg , 26 June
Received Freedom of
Oxford , United Kingdom, 11 July
Awarded Honorary Doctorate from
Chulalongkorn University ,
Bangkok ,
Thailand , 17 July
Awarded Honorary Doctorate by
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Cape Town, 19 September
Received the American Public Health Association Presidential Citation, Pretoria, 14 October
Awarded the
Collar of the Nile by President
Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Cairo, 21 October
Received Freedom of City of
Edinburgh , Scotland, 27 October
[17]
Received Freedom of
City of Cape Town , 27 November
Received Honorary Degree from the
University of Pretoria , Pretoria, 4 December
Multi-purpose room at
Binghamton University renamed Nelson Mandela's Room
The National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda is named
Mandela National Stadium , opened in 1997 with a concert by
Lucky Dube .
1998
Received Honorary Doctoral Degree from the University of South Australia, University of Fort Hare, 23 April
Awarded Honorary Doctorate,
University of Zululand , 30 May
Awarded the Freedom of the City and County of Cardiff, Cardiff, 16 June
Awarded the
Chris Hani Award at the 10th National Congress of the
South African Communist Party , Johannesburg, 1 July
Awarded Honorary Degree by the
University of Mauritius , 11 September
Park in Montreal named again "Parc Nelson-Mandela", 14 September
Awarded Honorary Doctorate by
Harvard University ,
Cambridge , Massachusetts, 18 September
Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, Washington, 23 September
Appointed Honorary Companion of the
Order of Canada by the
Governor General of Canada on behalf of the
Queen of Canada , 24 September.
[43]
Nelson Mandela public school named in his honour in Toronto.
Presented with Award in Recognition of his Contribution to Democracy, Human Rights and Freedom by the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa, 19 November
Created a Knight Grand Cross of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav by the
King of Norway .
1999
Received the Deutscher Medienpreis,
Baden-Baden , Germany, 28 January
Awarded the Oneness-Peace Earth-Summit-Transcendence-Fragrance Award, Pretoria, 9 March
Received the Golden Medal of the City of
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands , 10 March
Received honorary doctorate from
Leiden University ,
Netherlands , 12 March
Awarded the Freedom of the City of Durban, Durban, 16 April
Received Honorary Doctorate from the
Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, 30 April
Received
Ukraine 's Highest Decoration, the First Class of the
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise , Cape Town, 5 May
Received
Jesse Owens Global Award, Johannesburg, 21 September
Received insignia of Honour from the African Renaissance Institute, Johannesburg, 11 October
Received an Honorary
Doctorate of Laws from the
University of Botswana , Gaborone, 14 October
Received the
Baker Institute Enron Prize for Distinguished Public Service at
Rice University ,
Houston , 26 October
Awarded the Freedom of the City of Lydenburg,
Lydenburg , 3 November
Appointed Honorary Companion of the
Order of Australia , Canberra, 9 June; presented with the insignia by Australian Prime Minister
John Howard in Pretoria on 15 November.
[44]
Was among 18 included in
Gallup's List of Widely Admired People of the 20th Century , from a poll conducted of the American people in December 1999.
Presented with
Temple of Understanding Annual Award to Religious and Political Leaders for Outstanding Service to Humanity, Cape Town, 5 December
Presented with the
Gandhi-King Award by
the World Movement for Nonviolence at the
World Parliament of Religions , Cape Town, 5 December
[45]
Listed as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine
Created Knight of the Dutch/Luxembourgian
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau ,
Netherlands , 10 March
Created a Knight of the Collar of the Spanish
Order of Isabella the Catholic by
King Juan Carlos in 1999. Members of the order at the rank of knight and above enjoy personal
nobility and have the privilege of adding a golden heraldic mantle to their coats of arms. Those at the rank of the Collar also receive the official style of "His or Her Most Excellent Lord".
[46]
Created Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of Rwanda
[47] by King
Kigeli V in 1999 (personal nobility, the official style "His Excellency").
[48]
2000
Honorary
Juris Doctor degree from the Faculty of Law at
Uppsala University ,
Sweden , 22 January
[49]
The
Nelson Mandela National Museum is officially opened in Soweto, 11 February
[50]
Awarded honorary
Doctorate of Laws by
Trinity College Dublin , 11 April
Appointed honorary
Queen's Counsel by Queen
Elizabeth II , 3 May
[51]
Awarded SABS Gold Medal,
Sandton , 10 June
BT Ethnic Multicultural Media Award, London
[52]
Received World
Methodist Peace Award, London, 29 June
International Freedom Award, Memphis, Tennessee, 22 November
Elected an Honorary Member of the
Bertrand Russell Society ,
Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Law from the
University of Technology, Sydney , Australia
Awarded Honorary
Doctor of Letters from the
Australian National University , 6 September
Awarded the
Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Public Service by the
American Philosophical Society
[53]
Honorary
Doctor Honoris Causa from the
University of São Paulo .
[54]
[55]
2001
International Gandhi Peace Prize , Presidential Palace, New Delhi, 16 March
Made an Honorary Freeman of
Leeds , 30 April
[56]
Made an Honorary Fellow of
Magdalene College, Cambridge , 2 May
Awarded the first
King Shaka Award in recognition of bravery, 25 July 2001
Park Public School renamed Mandela Park Public School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 17 November
Received honorary doctorate of law from
Ryerson University , Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 17 November
Granted
Honorary Citizenship of Canada , 19 November
Awarded the LLD Honoris Cause from the
University of the Free State
Awarded the D Tech Education Honoris Cause from the
Technikon Free State
Human Rights Lifetime Achievement award by the
SA Human Rights Commission , Johannesburg, 11 December
Made an Honorary Administrator For A Day at
Binghamton University
2002
Awarded an honorary doctorate in law from the
University of Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong , Hong Kong, 21 March
Awarded an honorary doctorate in law from
Rhodes University ,
Grahamstown , South Africa, 6 April
New
hall of residence at
Rhodes University ,
Grahamstown , South Africa named 'Nelson Mandela Hall'
Awarded an honorary doctorate by the
University of Ghana , 24 April
Awarded the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom Medal, Middelburg, The Netherlands, 8 June.
Awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom , the United States' highest civilian award, by
George W. Bush , Washington, US, 9 July
[57]
Awarded the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal from Canada.
Awarded the Order of Mapungubwe – Platinum Category by
President Thabo Mbeki , Union Buildings, Pretoria, December 2002.
[58]
Construction begins on Mandela Parkway in
Oakland, California , replacing the
Cypress Street Viaduct portion of the
Nimitz Freeway that was demolished by 1989's
Loma Prieta earthquake .
[59]
2003
2004
Order of St John of Jerusalem Badge
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
Received the Canadian version of the
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
[91]
Received the Robben Island Alumnus Award in recognition of being a UNISA Robben Island Alumnus who has sacrificed so much for the liberation of South Africa.
[92]
2013
On 10 December 2013, the amphitheatre of the
Union Buildings in
Pretoria was renamed the Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre.
[93]
On 16 December 2013, a 9-metre-high (30 ft) bronze statue of Mandela was unveiled at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
[94]
2014
2015
2016
In 2016, a large Bronze statue of Mandela was unveiled in a square in
Ramallah in the
Israeli-occupied
West Bank to honor his support to the
Palestinians , where huge posters were installed with Mandela's statement: "We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians."
[98]
2018
On 24 September 2018, Heads of State and Government and representatives of States and Governments, met at United Nations Headquarters in New York, at the "Nelson Mandela Peace Summit" to reflect on global peace, in honour of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela and to collectively hold themselves accountable to the values and principles of the declaration drafted and agreed upon at the summit, to strive for a just, peaceful, prosperous, democratic, fair, equitable and inclusive world. The world leaders called upon their people to celebrate the richness of our diversity and the collective creativity and wisdom of our elders, and the well-being and survival of Mother Earth, and called upon their youth, artists, sports personalities, musicians and poets to breathe new life into the values and principles of the United Nations and recognize the period from 2019 to 2028 as the Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace.
[99]
[100]
2019 to 2028
The UN Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace, an intergovernmental honour.
[101]
Summary of orders received
Coat of arms
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