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- ↑ "General Assembly awards first-ever UN Nelson Mandela Prize to nationals of Namibia and Portugal". UN News. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists". UN News. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.