Four Freedoms Awards
Since 1982, the year that commemorated the centennial of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's birth and the bicentennial of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Netherlands, The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Medals are awarded in even-numbered years in Middelburg's Abbey and in odd-numbered years in Hyde Park, New York. These prestigious medals are awarded to men and women who have demonstrated an enduring commitment to the four principle freedoms as expressed by President Franklin Roosevelt in his State of the Union Message of January 6, 1941: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear.
The laureates of the Four Freedoms Awards in Middelburg include:
- H.R.H. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands
- His Holiness The Dalai Lama
- Václav Havel
- The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu
- Nelson Mandela
- Kofi Annan
- Mohammed ElBaradei
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