Liberty Medal Explained

Liberty Medal
Presenter:National Constitution Center (NCC)
Country:United States
Location:Philadelphia
Year:1989

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

YearCountryName
2023United StatesJudy Woodruff and David Rubeinstein
2022UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy[2]
2021Hong KongJimmy Lai[3]
Saudi ArabiaLoujain al-Hathloul
2020United StatesRuth Bader Ginsburg[4]
2019United StatesAnthony Kennedy[5]
2018United StatesGeorge W. Bush and Laura Bush[6]
2017United StatesJohn McCain[7]
2016United StatesJohn Lewis
2015Tibet14th Dalai Lama
2014Malala Yousafzai[8]
2013United StatesHillary Clinton
2012Muhammad Ali[9]
2011United StatesRobert Gates
2010Tony Blair
2009Steven Spielberg
2008RussiaMikhail Gorbachev
2007Bono
United KingdomDATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa)
2006United StatesGeorge H. W. Bush
United StatesBill Clinton
2005UkraineViktor Yushchenko
2004AfghanistanHamid Karzai[10] [11]
2003United StatesSandra Day O'Connor
2002United StatesColin Powell
2001GhanaKofi Annan
2000United StatesDr. James D. Watson
United KingdomDr. Francis Crick
1999South KoreaKim Dae-jung
1998United StatesGeorge J. Mitchell
1997United StatesCNN International
1996JordanKing Hussein
IsraelShimon Peres
1995JapanSadako Ogata
1994Czech RepublicVáclav Havel
1993South Africa
Frederik Willem de Klerk
1992United StatesThurgood Marshall
1991Costa RicaÓscar Arias Sánchez
SwitzerlandMédecins Sans Frontières
1990United StatesJimmy Carter
1989PolandLech Wałęsa

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . www.constitutioncenter.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528190400/http://www.constitutioncenter.org/PDF/libertymedal/Liberty_Medal_Fact_Sheet.pdf . 28 May 2008 . dead.
  2. Web site: Liberty Medal to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy . Toronto Star . en . 2022-08-22 . 2022-08-25.
  3. Web site: 2021 Recipients - National Constitution Center. National Constitution Center. en. 2021-09-23.
  4. Web site: Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be awarded this year's Liberty Medal. CNN – cnn.com. en. 2020-08-29.
  5. Web site: Ceremony - National Constitution Center. National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. en. 2019-12-24.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO5-5Lspjw The 2018 Liberty Medal Ceremony
  7. https://medium.com/@SenatorJohnMcCain/remarks-at-the-2017-liberty-medal-ceremony-8d69751a5ac1 Remarks At The 2017 Liberty Medal Ceremony
  8. Web site: Liberty Medal for Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai. Philly.com. Michaelle Bond . June 29, 2014. June 30, 2014.
  9. Web site: Muhammad Ali named recipient of 2012 Liberty Medal. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. http://www.constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal/recipient_2004.html "HAMID KARZAI 2004 Liberty Medal Recipient"
  11. https://2009-2017.state.gov/m/ds/rls/44651.htm "Afghan President Hamid Karzai receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal"

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