| Awarded for | Actions in support of human rights and democracy |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Casimir Pulaski Foundation |
| Country | Poland |
| Year | 2005 |
| Website | pulaski.pl/en/knight-of-freedom-award |
The Knight of Freedom Award (Polish: Rycerz Wolności) is a Polish international award conferred annually to "outstanding figures, who promote the values represented by General Casimir Pulaski: freedom, justice, and democracy".
History
The award was established in 2005 and is presented by the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. Zbigniew Pisarski,[1] the President of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, presents the laureates with handmade replicas of the sabre (Polish: karabela) used by General Pulaski. The award ceremony takes place each year during the Warsaw Security Forum.[2][3]
Laureates
| Year | Laureate(s) | Image | Citizenship(s) | Description | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jens Stoltenberg | Norway | [4] | ||
| 2023 | NATO | International | The award was accepted by Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of NATO. | [5] | |
| 2022 | Ukraine | Ukraine | The award was accepted by Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine. | [6] | |
| 2021 | Alexei Navalny | Russia | [7] | ||
| 2020 | Thorbjørn Jagland | Norway | [8] | ||
| 2019 | Dalia Grybauskaitė | Lithuania | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Denmark | [10] | ||
| 2017 | Mary Robinson | Ireland | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Toomas Ilves | Estonia | [12][13] | ||
| Mikhail Khodorkovsky | Russia | [14][15] | |||
| 2015 | Carl Bildt | Sweden | [16] | ||
| Radosław Sikorski | Poland | [17] | |||
| 2014 | Mikheil Saakashvili | Georgia | [18] | ||
| 2013 | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | Latvia | [19] | ||
| 2012 | Richard Lugar | United States | [20] | ||
| 2011 | Bernard Kouchner | France | [21] | ||
| 2010 | Javier Solana | Spain | [22] | ||
| 2009 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | [23] | ||
| Aleksander Kwaśniewski | Poland | [24][25] | |||
| 2008 | Lech Wałęsa | Poland | [26] | ||
| 2007 | Alaksandar Milinkievič | Belarus | [27] | ||
| 2006 | Władysław Bartoszewski | Poland | for his work in the Solidarity trade union and in Polish-German relations | [28] | |
| 2005 | Norman Davies | United Kingdom | [29] |
See also
References
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- ^ "Aleksander Kwaśniewski". Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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- ^ "Władysław Bartoszewski". Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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