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Polish international award
The
Knight of Freedom Award
(
Polish
:
Rycerz Wolno?ci
) is a Polish international award conferred annually to "outstanding figures, who promote the values represented by
General
Casimir Pulaski
: freedom, justice, and
democracy
".
History
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The award was established in 2005 and is presented by the
Casimir Pulaski Foundation
, which is an independent,
non-profit
think tank
specializing in
foreign policy
and
international security
. The award committee chaired by 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 and the award is considered to be one of the most important Polish foreign policy and
human rights
awards.
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Laureates
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