Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Born: 1945-10-27
From: Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil
Gender: Male
Height: 1.68 m
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Lula

Biography

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 27 October 1945), known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT – Partido dos Trabalhadores) and ran for president three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election, then again in 1994 and 1998. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as president on 1 January 2003. In the 2006 election he was elected for a second term as president, which ended on 31 December 2010. Succeeded by his former Chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, he left an enduring mark on Brazilian politics in the form of Lulism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

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honorary doctor of Paris 8 University

2024
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Order of Camões

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Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin

2013
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Catalonia International Prize

2012
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Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal

2012
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World Food Prize

2011
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honorary doctorate from Sciences Po

2011
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Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

2010
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Amílcar Cabral Medal

2010
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Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle

2010
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Order of the Umayyads

2010
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Order of Liberty

2009
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Chatham House Prize

2009
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

2008
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Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword

2008
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Knight of the Order of the Elephant

2007
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Grand Collar of the Order of the Andes' Condor

2007
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Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

2006
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Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding

2006
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National Order of Merit

2006
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Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá

2005
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Order of Amilcar Cabral 1st Class

2004
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Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru

2003
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Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

2003
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Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class

2003
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Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation

2003
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Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty

2003
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Order of Omar Torrijos Herrera

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Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

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North–South Prize

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Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

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honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca

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National Order of Merit

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Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit

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honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra

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honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario

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Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross

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Order of Aeronautical Merit

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Order of the Equatorial Star

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Order of Naval Merit

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Order of the Star of Ghana

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Order of the Eagle of Zambia

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honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos

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Order of Rio Branco

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Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud

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