Nelson Mandela was recognized with the Democratic Leadership Award in 2008
The Club de Madrid Democratic Leadership Award honors individuals and organizations whose outstanding leadership has fostered the consolidation of democratic values, practices, institutions and governance around the world. Established in 2008, it has been previously presented to Nelson Mandela as a tribute to his lifetime’s history of working at and promoting peace, reconciliation, democratic values and negotiation all of which helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa.
