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{{Infobox award
| image = Philadelphia Liberty Medal.png
| caption = Philadelphia Liberty Medal
| awarded_for =
| presenter = [[National Constitution Center]] (NCC)
| country = [[United States]]
| location = [[Philadelphia]]
| year = 1989
| website =
| image2 = [[File:USA Philadelphia Liberty Medal ribbon.svg|100px]]
| caption2 = Ribbon of the medal
}}
[[Image:2009libertymedal.JPG|thumb|[[Bill Clinton]] and [[Steven Spielberg]] at the 2009 ceremony]]
The '''Liberty Medal''' is an annual award administered by the [[National Constitution Center]] (NCC) of the [[United States]] to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. It was founded by [[the Philadelphia Foundation]]. In 2006 an agreement was made with the National Constitution Center (NCC) that the NCC would take over the organizing, selecting and presenting of the award to recipients. Recipients are now chosen by the NCC and its
==List of recipients==
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!Country
!Name
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|2022
|[[Ukraine]]
|[[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/08/22/liberty-medal-to-be-awarded-to-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy.html |title=Liberty Medal to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy |website=Toronto Star |language=en |date=2022-08-22 |access-date=2022-08-25}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2021
|[[Hong Kong]]
|[[Jimmy Lai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constitutioncenter.org/liberty-medal/2021-recipients|title=2021 Recipients - National Constitution Center|website=National Constitution Center|language=en|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref>
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|[[Saudi Arabia]]
|[[Loujain al-Hathloul]]
|-
|2020
|[[United States]]
|[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-liberty-medal-trnd/index.html|title=Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be awarded this year's Liberty Medal|website=CNN – cnn.com|language=en|access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[[United States]]
|[[Anthony Kennedy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constitutioncenter.org/liberty-medal/ceremony|title=Ceremony - National Constitution Center|website=National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org|language=en|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|[[United States]]
|[[George W. Bush]] and [[Laura Bush]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO5-5Lspjw ''The 2018 Liberty Medal Ceremony'']</ref>
|-
|2017
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|[[John McCain]]<ref>[https://medium.com/@SenatorJohnMcCain/remarks-at-the-2017-liberty-medal-ceremony-8d69751a5ac1 ''Remarks At The 2017 Liberty Medal Ceremony'']</ref>
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|2016
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|[[John Lewis
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|2015
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|[[14th Dalai Lama]]
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|2014
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|[[Malala Yousafzai]]
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|2013
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|[[Hillary Clinton]]
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|2012
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|[[Muhammad Ali]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120705_Muhammad_Ali_named_recipient_of_2012_Liberty_Medal.html
|title=Muhammad Ali named recipient of 2012 Liberty Medal
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|2011
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|[[Robert Gates]]
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|2010
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|[[Tony Blair]]
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|2009
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|[[Steven Spielberg]]
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|2008
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|[[Mikhail Gorbachev]]
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|rowspan=2|2007
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|[[Bono]]
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|[[DATA|DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa)]]
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|rowspan=2|2006
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|[[George H. W. Bush]]
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|[[Bill Clinton]]
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|2005
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|[[Viktor Yushchenko]]
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|2004
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|[[Hamid Karzai]]
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|2003
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|[[Sandra Day O'Connor]]
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|2002
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|[[Colin Powell]]
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|2001
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|[[Kofi Annan]]
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|rowspan=2|2000
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|[[James
|-
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|[[Francis Crick|Dr. Francis Crick]]
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|1999
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|[[Kim Dae
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|1998
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|[[George J. Mitchell]]
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|1997
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|[[CNN International]]
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|rowspan=2|1996
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|[[King Hussein]]
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|[[Shimon Peres]]
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|1995
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|[[Sadako Ogata]]
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|1994
|[[Czech Republic]]
|[[Václav Havel]]
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|rowspan=2|1993
|rowspan=2|
|[[Nelson Mandela]]
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|1992
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|[[Thurgood Marshall]]
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|rowspan=2|1991
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|[[Óscar Arias Sánchez]]
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|[[Médecins Sans Frontières]]
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|1990
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|[[Jimmy Carter]]
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|1989
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|[[Lech Wałęsa]]
|}
==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia
* [[Independence National Historical Park]]
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official
* [http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ National Constitution Center Official page]
[[Category:Culture of Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Human rights awards]]
[[Category:Maps in art]]
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Latest revision as of 01:31, 18 October 2023
Liberty Medal | |
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Location | Philadelphia |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Constitution Center (NCC) |
First awarded | 1989 |
Website | http://www.constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal |
The Liberty Medal is an annual award administered by the National Constitution Center (NCC) of the United States to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. It was founded by the Philadelphia Foundation. In 2006 an agreement was made with the National Constitution Center (NCC) that the NCC would take over the organizing, selecting and presenting of the award to recipients. Recipients are now chosen by the NCC and its board of trustees.[1]
List of recipients[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.constitutioncenter.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Liberty Medal to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy". Toronto Star. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "2021 Recipients - National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be awarded this year's Liberty Medal". CNN – cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "Ceremony - National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ The 2018 Liberty Medal Ceremony
- ^ Remarks At The 2017 Liberty Medal Ceremony
- ^ "Liberty Medal for Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai". Michaelle Bond. Philly.com. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali named recipient of 2012 Liberty Medal". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "HAMID KARZAI 2004 Liberty Medal Recipient"
- ^ "Afghan President Hamid Karzai receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal"
External links[edit]
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