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MO HCR10
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Gardner
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AI Summary
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Designates July 18th each year as "Nelson Mandela Day of Recognition" in Missouri, coinciding with Mandela's birthday (born July 18, 1918)
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Honors Nelson Mandela as a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, activist, lawyer, and philanthropist who served 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994
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Recognizes Mandela's 1993 Nobel Peace Prize (shared with Frederik Willem de Klerk) for peaceful termination of the apartheid regime
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Recommends Missouri citizens observe the day with appropriate activities and events honoring Mandela's ideals of democracy, equality, and harmony
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Requires the resolution be sent to the Governor for approval or rejection pursuant to the Missouri Constitution
Legislative Description
Designates July 18 each year as "Nelson Mandela Day of Recognition" in Missouri
Last Action
Referred: Trade and Tourism(H)
5/15/2015