IRI Freedom Award
Not to be confused with IRC Freedom Award.
| Freedom Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "individuals who have worked to advance freedom and democracy in their countries and around the world"[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Republican Institute |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Last awarded | 2015 |
| Official website | http://www.iri.org/program/freedom-award |
IRI Freedom Award is the annual award "to honor individuals who have worked to advance freedom and democracy in their countries and around the world" established by the International Republican Institute in 1995.[1]
Recipients
| Year | Image | Recipient | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  |
Alfredo Cristiani[2] | El Salvador |
| 1995 | Miguel Obando y Bravo[2] | Nicaragua | |
| 1996 |  |
Colin Powell[2] | USA |
| 1997 |  |
Ronald Reagan[2] | USA |
| 1998 |  |
Robert J. Dole[2] | USA |
| 1999 |  |
Aung San Suu Kyi[2] | Burma |
| 1999 |  |
Natan Sharansky[2] | Israel |
| 2001 |  |
Richard B. Cheney[2] | USA |
| 2001 |  |
Lynne Cheney[2] | USA |
| 2003 | Bill Frist[2] | USA | |
| 2003 |  |
Hamid Karzai[2] | Afghanistan |
| 2004 |  |
Condoleezza Rice[2] | USA |
| 2004 |  |
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, posthumously[2] | United Nations |
| 2005 |  |
George W. Bush[2] | USA |
| 2005 |  |
Pope John Paul II, Posthumously[2] | Roman Catholic Church |
| 2006 |  |
Laura Bush[2] | USA |
| 2006 |  |
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf[2] | Liberia |
| 2007 |  |
Elías Antonio Saca González[2] | El Salvador |
| 2009 |  |
Henry A. Kissinger[2] | USA |
| 2010 |  |
George P. Shultz[2] | USA |
| 2011 |  |
James A. Baker III[2] | USA |
| 2011 |  |
Lawrence Eagleburger, posthumously[2] | USA |
| 2014 |  |
George H. W. Bush[2] | USA |
| 2014 |  |
Ukrainian Maidan Movement[2] | Ukraine |
| 2015 |  |
John A. Boehner[2] | USA |
| 2015 |  |
Mo Ibrahim[2] | Sudan |
| 2015 |  |
Boris Nemtsov, posthumously[2] | Russia |
Reference
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