Winners
| Year | Laureate(s) | Country | Left office Year |
Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Joaquim Chissano | Mozambique | 2005 | for "his role in leading Mozambique from conflict to peace and democracy." |
| 2008 | Festus Mogae | Botswana | 2008 | “President Mogae’s outstanding leadership has ensured Botswana’s continued stability and prosperity in the face of an HIV/AIDS pandemic which threatened the future of his country and people." |
| 2009 | No award | |||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2011 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | 2011 | |
| 2012 | No award | Selection committee chairman Salim Ahmed Salim stated there were no suitable candidates. He stated that "The economy has been moving forward relentlessly. However, economic development does not give us a reason to be a little complacent about participation and the human rights of people.” |
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