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.
Awards & recognition
- Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum · 2025
- honorary doctor of Paris 8 University · 2024
- Order of Camões · 2023
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin · 2013
- Catalonia International Prize · 2012
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- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal · 2012
- honorary doctorate from Sciences Po · 2011
- World Food Prize · 2011
- Amílcar Cabral Medal · 2010
- Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle · 2010
- Indira Gandhi Peace Prize · 2010
- Order of the Umayyads · 2010
- Chatham House Prize · 2009
- Order of Liberty · 2009
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize · 2008
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword · 2008
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Andes' Condor · 2007
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant · 2007
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath · 2006
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award — International Understanding · 2006
- National Order of Merit · 2006
- Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá · 2005
- Order of Amilcar Cabral 1st Class · 2004
- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic · 2003
- Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty · 2003
- Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru · 2003
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class · 2003
- Princess of Asturias Award — International Cooperation · 2003
- Bruno Kreisky Award — Services to Human Rights
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
- honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario
- honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos
- honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra
- honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- National Order of Merit
- North–South Prize
- Order of Aeronautical Merit
- Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud
- Order of Naval Merit
- Order of Omar Torrijos Herrera
- Order of Rio Branco
- Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
- Order of the Eagle of Zambia
- Order of the Equatorial Star
- Order of the Star of Ghana
