Jacob Zuma Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Honours and awards == [[File:Jacob Zuma.jpg|thumb|Statue of Jacob Zuma in Owerri, [[Imo State|Imo state]], [[Nigeria]]]] ===Honours=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |-- ! width="60px" |Year ! Country ! colspan=2 | [[Order (honour)|Order]] |- | align="center" | 2010 | {{flag|Cuba}} | width="80px" |[[File:Ribbon jose marti.png|80x80px]] | [[Order of José Martí]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remarks by his Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the award bestowal on him by Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz, of the order of Jose Marti, the highest honour that the Cubans can bestow on an individual, Havana, Cuba {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/remarks-his-excellency-president-jacob-zuma-occasion-award-bestowal-him-cuban-president-raul-castro |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref> |- | align="center" | 2010 | {{flag|United Kingdom}} | width="80px" |[[File:Order of the Bath ribbon bar.png|80x80px]] | Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Bath|Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512855/2010_Honorary_Awards.pdf |title=Honorary awards |date= |work=gov.uk |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518035952/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512855/2010_Honorary_Awards.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | align="center" | 2010 | {{flag|Zambia}} | width="80px" |[[File:ZAM Order of the Eagle of Zambia ribbon.svg|80x80px]] | Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Eagle of Zambia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Zuma awarded the Eagle of Zambia |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/africa/zuma-awarded-eagle-zambia |website=www.sanews.gov.za |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=en |date=26 February 2013}}</ref> |- | align="center" | 2016 | {{flag|Serbia}} | width="80px" |[[File:Orden Republike Srbije 2.gif|80x80px]] | Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Republic of Serbia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukazi o odlikovanjima |url=https://www.predsednik.rs/lat/predsednik/ukazi-o-odlikovanjima |website=Predsednik Republike Srbije |access-date=3 March 2024|language=sr}}</ref> |- | align="center" | 2016 | {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} | width="80px" |[[File:Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class ribbon bar.png|80x80px]] | Collar of the [[Order of King Abdulaziz|Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/177520/South-Africa-emerging-as-one-of-the-most-popular-trade-and-investment-destinations|title=South Africa emerging as one of the most popular trade and investment destinations|author=Imran Syed|date=30 April 2017|work=Saudi Gazette|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sp.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?newsid=1482506|title=Al-Jubair: South African President's visit to Kingdom positive, enhances Saudi-South African relations in all fields |date=28 March 2016|publisher=Saudi Press Agency|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> |} === Awards === * Nelson Mandela Award for Outstanding Leadership from the [[Medical University of South Africa]], awarded in [[Washington, D.C.]] (1998)<ref name=sahistory/><ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nelson-mandela-award-honors-charles-a-heimbold-jr-for-commitment-to-african-hivaids-pandemic-73442087.html|title=Nelson Mandela Award Honors Charles A. Heimbold Jr. for Commitment to African HIV/AIDS Pandemic|last=MEDUNSA Trust|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=11 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111112329/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nelson-mandela-award-honors-charles-a-heimbold-jr-for-commitment-to-african-hivaids-pandemic-73442087.html|archive-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> * During a visit to the United Kingdom in 2010, Jacob Zuma was made an honorary [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal banquet for South African President Jacob Zuma|date=3 March 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8545456.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=23 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223191544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8545456.stm|archive-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> * Imo Merit Award, the highest award in the [[Imo State]] of [[Nigeria]], is conferred on those who have made a difference in the development of their communities. (15 October 2017)<ref name=":statue">{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2017-10-16-nigeria-honours-zuma-with-giant-statue/|title=Nigeria honours Zuma with giant statue|access-date=16 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016070614/https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2017-10-16-nigeria-honours-zuma-with-giant-statue/|archive-date=16 October 2017}}</ref> === Statues === * Nigeria's [[Imo State]] unveiled a [[Jacob Zuma Statue|statue of Jacob Zuma]] on 15 October 2017.<ref name=":statue" /> === Honorary degrees === * [[University of Zululand]] (2001), Honorary Doctor of Administration<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://whoswho.co.za/jacob-zuma-927|title=Jacob Zuma|publisher=whoswho|access-date=23 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103055557/http://whoswho.co.za/jacob-zuma-927|archive-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> * [[University of Fort Hare]] (2001), Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters<ref name="auto" /> * Medical University of Southern Africa (2001), Honorary Doctor of Philosophy<ref name="auto" /> * University of Zambia (UNZA) Great East Campus (2009), Honorary Doctor of Law<ref name="lusaka">{{cite web|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2009/12/09/unza-confers-honorary-doctor-of-law-degree-on-zuma/|title=UNZA confers honorary Doctor of Law degree on Zuma|website=Lusaka Times|date=9 December 2009|access-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045530/https://www.lusakatimes.com/2009/12/09/unza-confers-honorary-doctor-of-law-degree-on-zuma/|archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> * [[Peking University]] (2012), Honorary Professor of International Relations<ref name="auto" /> === Other honours === * Zuma was invested with a [[Nigerian Chieftaincy|chieftaincy title]] – that of the Ochiaga of Imo – during his trip to the kingdom of [[Eze]] Samuel Ohiri of Imo on 15 October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/zuma-nigeria-road-statue-chieftaincy/|first=Alexis|last=Haden|title=Zuma got a chieftaincy title, road and statue in Nigeria|work=The South African|date=15 October 2017|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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