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Ronald Reagan Freedom Award

United States private award

Summary

United States private award

Field	Value
name	Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
image	President Ronald Reagan presents Reagan Freedom Medal to Mikhail Gorbachev at Reagan Library.jpg
caption	Ronald Reagan awards Mikhail Gorbachev with the first Award at the Reagan Library
country	United States
firstawarded	1992
established	1992
image2	[[File:Purple ribbon bar - general use.svg	100px]]
caption2	Ribbon of the award

The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. The award is given to "those who have made monumental and lasting contributions to the cause of freedom worldwide."

Until her death, the award was given by former first lady Nancy Reagan on behalf of her husband, who died in June 2004. The award was first given in 1992, by former president Ronald Reagan himself. In 1994, Nancy Reagan presented the award instead as her husband had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease that year and was unable to attend the ceremony.

In order to receive the award, the potential recipient had to "have made monumental and lasting contributions to the cause of freedom worldwide", as well as "embody President Reagan's lifelong belief that one man or woman truly can make a difference".

Recipients

Nancy Reagan presents entertainer Bob Hope with the Award, 1997

1992 – Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union
1993 – General Colin Powell, former national security advisor to President Reagan
1994 – Yitzhak Rabin, prime Minister of Israel
1995 – Hussein of Jordan, king of Jordan
1997 – Bob Hope, entertainer
1998 – Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of the United Kingdom
2000 – Billy Graham, evangelist
2007 – George H. W. Bush, former president of the United States and previously vice president of the United States under President Reagan
2008 – Natan Sharansky, Israeli politician, human rights activist, and former KGB prisoner
2011 – Lech Wałęsa, former president of Poland and Solidarity leader
2022 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine

References

"The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award".
"The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award". Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
Nguyen, Daisy. (February 7, 2007). "Ex-President Bush Receives Reagan Award". [[The Washington Post]].
Singman, Brooke. (7 March 2022). "Zelenskyy wins Ronald Reagan Freedom Award". [[Fox News]].

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