Awards: Oliver Tambo

1944

Oliver Tambo was elected as secretary of ANCYL

1953

Tambo was appointed as national secretary of the ANC

1958

Tambo became the Deputy President of the ANC

1967

Tambo became Acting president of the ANC after the death of Albert Luthuli

1969

His appointment to the Presidency was approved. He full became president of the ANC

1985

Tambo was re-elected ANC President

1991

Tambo was elected National Chairperson of the ANC

1982

Elected Honorary Life President of the Students' Union at the London School of Economics and Political Science

1983

Honorary citizenship of Rome, February. Scroll received by Vice-President of Mozambique

Honorary citizenship of Olympia (original site of the Olympic Games), Greece, 17 March

Honorary Doctorate of Laws. City College of New York, 5 June

Award of the order 'Star of International Friendship' in gold by the German Democratic Republic, 18 July

Freedom of London Borough of Greenwich, 20 July

Nominated for election to the Chancellorship of the University of Natal, South Africa, by the Students' Representative Council

Honorary LL.D, University of Lancaster, Britain

1984

Honorary Degree, Free University of Brussels, 13 January

Honorary membership of National and Local Government Officers Association [NALGO] Britain

Elected Honorary Member of the Students Association, University of Strathclyde. Scotland

Freedom of the City of Wijnegen, Belgium

Awarded Star of International Friendship, German Democratic Republic, 27 August

1985

Nottingham City Council names a room in a sports centre

Awarded freedom of the City of Hull, UK.

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

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, 6 December

Awarded Doctor of Laws degree by Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, December

1986

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 Coloured People (NAACP)

Presented with the Alfonso Comin Foundation Peace Award in Barcelona, Spain

Awarded International Peace and Freedom Award by the Workers International Centre, Stockholm Sweden

Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Zimbabwe

1987

First person to receive the Freedom of the City of Sydney, Australia, 9 January.

Named Patron of Isipingo and District Football Association, Natal

Honorary Degree, University of Michigan, USA

Honorary Degree. University of Havana, Cuba

Honorary Citizen, City of Florence, Italy

Topped a poll in the Johannesburg newspaper, Sowetan, of the people its readers would like to run South Africa

Honorary Doctorate, Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, Leipzig, 11 November

1988

Awarded Bremen Solidarity Prize, Federal Republic of Germany

Awarded freedom of the City of Dublin, Ireland

Awarded the Sakharov Prize

Honorary Doctorate conferred, University of Carabobo, Venezuela, June

People of Levkada, Greece, award the Medal of Peace, August

Honorary citizenship conferred by nine Greek municiplaities: 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

1989

Agusto Cesar Sandino Award bestowed by Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, Managua, 21 February

Freedom of the Municipality of KweKwe, Zimbabwe, conferred. Award received by Oliver Tambo

Awarded Peace Prize of the Tipperary Peace Committee, Ireland

Honorary Doctorate of Laws, York University, Toronto, Canada, 16 June

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

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