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Re: [chottala.com] Mandela awarded Queen's doctorate at his 90th birth day
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Mandela awarded Queen's doctorate
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela has accepted a unique honorary doctorate from Queen's University, Belfast.
Friday, 18 July 2008 09:48
The former South African President will formally become the university's Centenary Honorary Graduate at a ceremony tonight.
Mr Mandela, who was in London for his 90th birthday celebration concert in Hyde Park last Friday, is not able to attend the ceremony, but recorded a message to be played at the event.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who led the struggle against apartheid, receives his doctorate for distinction in public service.
In his citation, Queen's Chancellor Senator George Mitchell described Mr Mandela as 'an inspirational figure'.
http://www.rte.
ie/news/2008/ 0701/mandelan. html
Besides many prizes and awards Nelson Mandela has received about 41 hororary doctorates from various Universities around the world.
List of Nelson Mandela honorary Doctorate awards:
1979
University of Lesotho Honorary Doctorate of Law 1983
City College of New York Honorary Doctorate of Laws 5 June
Lancaster University, UK Honorary Doctorate of Laws 19851986Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Zimbabwe19871988Honorary Doctorate conferred, University of Carabobo, Venezuela, June19891990Doctorate, honoris causa, conferred by University of Malaya, November1991Honorary LL.D Degree conferred, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 6 September1992Honorary LL.D Degree conferred by the University of Fort Hare, 9 MayHonorary Doctorate conferred at the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal, 30 June19931994Honorary Doctorate, Howard University, 7 OctoberHonorary Doctorate awarded by University of South Africa1996Received the Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma of the University of OxfordReceived Honorary Doctorate from Sorbonne University, Paris, 15 JulyReceived Honorary Doctorate from Stellenbosch University, 25 October1997Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Cape Town, 19 September1998Received Honorary Doctoral Degree from the University of South Australia, University of Fort Hare, 23 AprilAwarded Honorary Doctorate, University of Zululand, 30 May1999Received Honorary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 30 April2000Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.2001`Received honorary doctorate of law from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 17 NovemberAwarded the LLD Honoris Cause from the University of the Free StateAwarded the Doctorate in Tech Education Honoris Cause from the Technikon Free State2002Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Ghana, 24 April2003Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Law by the National University of Ireland, Galway, 20 June2005Mandela to Received Honorary Doctorate From Swedish University for HIV/AIDS Work, at The Body, the complete HIV/AIDS resource.
2008Michigan State University LLD honoris causaNelson Mandela awarded Honorary Doctorate of Humanity by Limkokwing University. Posted by africanpress on June 27, 2008. Press Release. 19th June, 2008List of Nelson Mandela awards and honours - Wikipedia, the free ...
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