Musician Dictionary

Nelson Mandela

President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013) · 1st President of South Africa, activist

DescriptionPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
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Born1918-07-18
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceMvezo Mvezo
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2013-12-05
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Place of deathJohannesburg Houghton Estate
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaSouth Africa
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CountryZA
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CitizenshipSouth Africa
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Occupationfreedom fighter lawyer politician political prisoner screenwriter political activist autobiographer
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Member of"46664 The Event" Cast The Elders American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source: Discogs, Wikidata
Awardshonorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town honorary doctor of the University of the Witwatersrand Honorary doctor of the University of Fort Hare Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Honorary King's Counsel Royal Order of the Seraphim Grand Star of People's Friendship Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong Order of the Star of Ghana honorary citizen of Paris honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding honorary doctor of the University of Pretoria Honorary doctor of Leiden University Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights Order of Agostinho Neto Order of the Smile honorary doctor of Paris 8 University Bharat Ratna Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau Order of Stara Planina Arthur Ashe Courage Award Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John Order of Friendship Presidential Medal of Freedom Alan Paton Award honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense Freedom of the Royal Borough of Greenwich honorary doctorate Delta Prize for Global Understanding Grandmaster of the Order of Good Hope honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class Order of Lenin Freedom of the London Borough of Greenwich Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Giuseppe Motta Medal Lenin Peace Prize honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria Order of the Nile honorary Canadian citizenship Gold Olympic Order International Simón Bolívar Prize Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav Nobel Peace Prize Congressional Gold Medal Order of Playa Girón Order of Jamaica Order of Augusto César Sandino Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo Sakharov Prize Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty Nishan-e-Pakistan United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel honorary degree from Spelman College Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry Gandhi Peace Prize Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona Isitwalandwe Medal Order of the Lion honorary doctor of the Howard University Ahimsa Award Order of Mapungubwe in Platinum Ambassador of Conscience Award World Rugby Hall of Fame Order of Friendship Philadelphia Liberty Medal Order of José Martí honorary doctor of the Peking University Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland J. William Fulbright Prize Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights Order of Merit Order of the Elephant Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp Atatürk International Peace Prize
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Also known as

Dr. Nelson Mandela Mandela Mandiba Mendela N. R. Mandela Nelson R.Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela President Nelson Mandela Rolihlahla Mandela Ν.Μαντέλα

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Identifiers

mbid: 33c3a112-3a62-461a-b02d-763bbe168216 · wikidata: Q8023 · isni: 0000000121447715 · discogs: 83165

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