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Shimon Peres
vspolitics · Israeli politician (1923–2016) · politician
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 · politician · autobiographer
Public office comparison
Shimon Peres leads 2–1 on 7 scored measures, 4 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 32 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once5 yrs
- 10Offices held3
- 7 yrsLongest single term5 yrs
- 1959In office since1994
- Kadima, Israeli Labor Party, Rafi, MapaiPartyAfrican National Congress, South African Communist Party
Recognition
- 15Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees24
- 12State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored12
- 7Honorary doctorates4
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 12State order12
- 7Honorary doctorate4
- 1Congressional Gold MedalCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
- 1Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
- 1Nobel PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
- 1Philadelphia Liberty MedalCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
Profile
- 93Age95
- 2 August 1923Born18 July 1918
- VišnievaBirthplaceMvezo
- Israel, Mandatory Palestine, Second Polish RepublicNationalitySouth Africa
- politician, writer, poetKnown aspolitician, autobiographer, lawyer
- 58 yrsCareer span27 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 117Entries212
- 6Quotes47
- 111Records151
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating14
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.