List of honorary citizens of Vilnius
People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Vilnius, Lithuania are:
Honorary Citizens of Vilnius
Listed by date of award:
Date | Name | Notes |
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30 June 2001 | Czesław Miłosz (30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) | Polish-American poet.[1] |
3 April 2013 | Tomas Venclova (11 September 1937 -) | Lithuanian poet.[2] |
8 July 2013 | Shimon Peres (2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) | Israeli Politician and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize Winner.[3] |
21 April 2015 | Algirdas Brazauskas (22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010) | Former President and Prime Minister of Lithuania.[4] |
29 April 2015 | Henryk Gulbinowicz (17 October 1923 – 16 November 2020) | Polish Cardinal.[5] |
3 February 2016 | Algimantas Nasvytis (8 April 1928 – 27 July 2018) | Lithuanian architect.[6] |
28 April 2017 | Samuel Bak (12 August 1933 –) | American Painter. [7] |
30 August 2018 | George W. Bush (6 July 1946 –) | Former President of the United States. [8] |
References
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- "Venclova became a honorary citizen of Vilnius". Media EFHR.EU. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- "Vilnius municipality to consider honorary citizenship for Israel's president". en.15min.lt.
- "Lithuania's late president Brazauskas named honorary citizen of Vilnius". the Lithuania Tribune. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- "Polish Cardinal H. Gulbinowicz, convicted of sexual exploitation, is still considered an honorary citizen by Vilnius District". Tek Deeps. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- BNS (2016-02-03). "Architect Nasvytis named honorary citizen of Vilnius". the Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- "Vilnius City Council Names Samuel Bak Honorary Citizen – Lithuanian Jewish Community".
- Schlee, Maxime (30 August 2018). "George W. Bush named honorary citizen of Vilnius". POLITICO.
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