List of awards and honours received by Nelson Mandela

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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 as 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 belonged to. This title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela. Template:Horizontal TOC

1960s

1970s

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1981

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1983

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1984

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1985

1986

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  • Awarded the Cross of St. Andrew by Scotland.
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1987

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1988

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1989

1990

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Bharat Ratna, awarded 1990

1991

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1992

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1993

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Bill Clinton presented Mandela with the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on 4 July 1993

1994

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

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1997

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1998

1999

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  • 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".<ref name="regulations article 13">article 13, Reglamento de la Orden de Isabel la Católica (1998)</ref>
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2000

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2001

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2003

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2004

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  • Zoologists Brent E. Hendrixson and Jason E. Bond named a South African species of trapdoor spider in the family Ctenizidae as Stasimopus mandelai, "honouring Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and one of the great moral leaders of our time."<ref name=Hendrixson>Template:Cite journal</ref>
  • Presented with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Open University. The award was presented to him at his home in Cape Town by Professor Brenda Gourley The Open University's Vice-Chancellor (2002–2008) and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Natal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2005

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2006

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2007

2008

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2009

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2010

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2012

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2013

2014

2015

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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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2019 to 2028

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Summary of orders received

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Order Country / Org Year
File:GDR Star of Friendship of Nations - Gold BAR.png Star of People's Friendship Template:Flag 1984
File:Ribbon Order Playa Giron.jpg Medal of the Order of Playa Girón Template:Flag
File:Ordem Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane.png Medal of the Order of Eduardo Mondlane Template:Flag 1988
File:PAN Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero Template:Flag
File:Orden Sandino 1.svg Grand Cross of the Order Augusto César Sandino Template:Flag 1989
File:Bharat Ratna Ribbon.svg Recipient of the Bharat Ratna Template:Flag 1990
File:Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna rib.svg Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class Template:Flag
File:Order of the Federal Republic (civil) - Nigeria - ribbon bar.gif Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic Template:Flag
File:Order of the Torch of Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.gif Order of the Uhuru Torch (Second Class)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:Ordem Agostinho Neto.svg
 Medal of the Order of Agostinho Neto Template:Flag
File:BRA Ordem de Rio Branco Grande Oficial BAR.svg Grand Officer of the Order of Rio Branco Template:Flag 1991
File:Ribbon jose marti.png Medal of the Order of José Martí Template:Flag
File:PRT Order of Liberty - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty Template:Flag
File:Nishan-e-Pakistan ribbon bar.svg Collar of Nishan-e-Pakistan Template:Flag 1992
File:TWN Order of Brilliant Star 1Class BAR.svg Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon Template:Flag 1993
File:VEN Order Francisco de Miranda - Grand Cross BAR.png Order of Francisco de Miranda First Class Template:Flag
File:Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour Template:Flag 1994
File:Order of the Republic (Tunisia) - ribbon bar.gif Grand Cross of the Order of the Republic Template:Flag
File:ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR.svg Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín Template:Flag 1995
File:Order of Merit (Commonwealth realms) ribbon.svg Honorary Member of the Order of Merit Template:Flagicon image Template:Longitem
File:JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Template:Flag
File:Most Courteous Order of Lesotho (1987).gif Knight Commander of the Most Courteous Order of Lesotho Template:Flag
File:PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Collar BAR.svg Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry Template:Flag
File:Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) - ribbon bar.svg Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa Template:Flag
File:Ribbon bar of the Order of Zayed.svg Collar of the Order of Zayed Template:Flag
File:BWA Presidential Order of Botswana ribbon.svg Presidential Order of Botswana Template:Flag 1996
File:BRA - Order of the Southern Cross - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross Template:Flag
File:Order of the Elephant Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Order of the Elephant Template:Flag
File:GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 9 Sond des Grosskreuzes.svg Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Template:Flag
File:Mali Ordre national du Mali GC ribbon.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali Template:Flag
File:Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Template:Flag
File:SEN Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion Template:Flag
File:Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim Template:Flag 1997
File:EGY Order of the Nile - Grand Cordon BAR.png Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile Template:Flag
File:Order of Canada (CC) ribbon bar.svg Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada Template:Flag 1998
File:CHL Order of Merit of Chile - Grand Cross BAR.svg Collar of the Order of Merit Template:Flag
File:Ribbon bar of the Order of the Star of Ghana.gif Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana Template:Flag
File:St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Template:Flag
File:Order of Isabella the Catholic - Sash of Collar.svg Knight Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Template:Flag 1999
File:Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau Template:Flag
File:Ukraine-republic007.png First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Template:Flag
File:AUS Order of Australia (civil) BAR.svg Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia Template:Flag
File:Civil Order of Oman - First Class.png Civil Class of the Order of Oman Template:Flag
File:Islamic Republic Ribbon Bar (1st Class).svg Order of Islamic Republic Template:Flag 2001
File:Ord.LionMalawi.gif Grand Commander of the Order of the Lion Template:Flag 2002
File:Presidential Medal of Freedom (ribbon).svg Presidential Medal of Freedom Template:Flag
File:Order of Mapungubwe (RSA) - ribbon bar.gif Order of Mapungubwe – Platinum Category Template:Flag
File:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Bailiff Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem Template:Flagicon image Template:Longitem 2004
File:BUL Order Stara planina ribbon.svg First Class Order of the Balkan Mountains<ref name="Ciela 20080624"/> Template:Flag 2008
File:MEX Order of the Aztec Eagle 3Class BAR.png Order of the Aztec Eagle Template:Flag 2010
File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Canadian version) Template:Flag 2012
File:National Order of the Republic (Burundi) - ribbon bar.png Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Republic Template:Flag
File:Ribbon - Service Medal in Bronze.png Service Medal in Bronze Template:Flag 1996
File:Ribbon - Service Medal in Silver.png Service Medal in Silver
File:Ribbon - Service Medal in Gold.png Service Medal in Gold
File:Ribbon - Unitas Medal.gif Unitas Medal
File:Ribbon Star for Bravery in Gold.png Star for Bravery in Gold (SBG)
File:Ribbon Star for Bravery in Silver.png Star for Bravery in Silver (SBS)
File:Ribbon Conspicuous Leadership Star.png Conspicuous Leadership Star (CLS)
File:Ribbon - Decoration for Merit in Gold.png Decoration for Merit in Gold (DMG)
File:Ribbon - Merit Medal in Silver.png Merit Medal in Silver (MMS)
File:Ribbon - Merit Medal in Bronze.png Merit Medal in Bronze (MMB)

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