Nelson Mandela Awards: 1990 - 1999
- 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
- Bestowed the Dr Antonio 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 Al-Qadafi International Prize for Human Rights in Tripoli, Libya, 19 or 20 May
- Honorary degree in political science by the Cairo University, Egypt, 19 or 20 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 Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, 28 November
- 1991
- Honorary LL.D Degree conferred, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 6 September
- Awarded Carte-Menil Human Rights Prize, 8 December
- 1992
- Received 1991 UNESCO Peace Prize, Paris, 3 February
- Installed as Chancellor of the University of the North, 25 April
- Honorary LL.D Degree conferred by the University of Fort Hare, 9 May
- Honorary Doctorate conferred at the Sheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal, 30 June
- Presented with the Freedom of Miami Beach Medallion of Honour, Johannesburg, 29 September
- Pakistan conferred the Nishan-i-Pakistan Award, 3 October
- Asturias Prize of International Co-operation awarded, Oviedo, Spain, 31 October
- Received the "Spirit of Liberty" award at the "People for the American Way" award ceremony, 8 November
- 1993
- Received Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award, Johannesburg, 12 May
- Received, with President F W de Klerk, Philadelphia Liberty Medal Award. Presented by President Clinton, Philadelphia, USA, 4 July
- Honorary Degree conferred, Clark University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 10 July
- Received Apostolic Humanitarian Award, Johannesburg, 15 September
- Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August
- Awarded J William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, Washington, 1 October
- Received Honorary Degree from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, 8 October
- Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, Norway, 10 December
- 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 Moslem Women's Federation, 10 September
- Received the Arthur A Houghton Star Crystal Award for Excellence from the African-American Institute, 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
- 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
- '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, 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
- 1996
- Awarded honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
- Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony bestowed. Award received by Justice Minister Dullah Omar in New Delhi, India, January
- U Thant Peace Award bestowed by Sri Chinmoy, 29 January
- 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 Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, de Montfort, Glasgow, Caledonian, London, Nottingham, Oxford and Warwick, Buckingham Palace, London, 10 July
- Received Honorary Doctorate from Sorbonne University, Paris, 15 July
- Received Honorary Doctorate from Stellenbosch University, 25 October
- Received the Freedom of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 29 November
- 1997
- Awarded Honorary Degree by the University of the Philippines, Manila, 2 March
- 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, UK, 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
- Received Freedom of City of Cape Town, 27 November
- Received Honorary Degree from the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 4 December
- 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
- Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Harvard University, Boston, 18 September
- Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, Washington, 23 September
- Awarded Canada's highest honour, appointment to the Order of Canada, 24 September
- Presented with Award in Recognition of his Contribution to Democracy, Human Rights and Freedom by the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa, 19 November
- 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, the 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 Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Cape Town, 5 May
- Appointed Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, Canberra, 9 June
- 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
- Received the Order of Australia from Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Pretoria, 15 November
- Presented with the 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 Non-violence at the Parliament of World Religions, Cape Town, 5 December
