Order of the Torch of Kilimanjaro
Appearance
Order of the Torch of Kilimanjaro Nishani ya Mwenge wa Uhuru (Swahili) | |
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Type | State |
Country | Tanzania |
Ribbon | |
Criteria | Distinguished merits |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Julius Nyerere |
Classes |
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Precedence | |
Next (lower) | Order of the United Republic of Tanzania |
The Order of the Torch of Kilimanjaro is an award of the Tanzanian Honours System awarded to foreign heads of state and government and Tanzanian citizens.
Recipients
[edit]Foreign Recipients
[edit]Year | Name | Class | |
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1975 | Samora Machel[1][2] | First class | |
1990 | Nelson Mandela[3] | Second Class | |
2004 | Joaquim Chissano[4] | First class |
References
[edit]- ^ "SAMORA MOISES MACHEL MOZAMBIQUE'S FIRST PRESIDENT". CIA. 1 July 1975. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ FRELIMO Leader Samora Machel Honoured By President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, May 1975 on YouTube
- ^ "NELSON MANDELA IN TANZANIA". Tanzanian Affairs. 1 May 1990. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Chissano Decorated in Tanzania". allafrica.com. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2024.