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.
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 |
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.