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Non- U.S. citizens may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by the President following an Act of Congress. As of August 6, 2002, six people have had this honor bestowed upon them.
Posthumously Awarded:
- William and Hannah Callowhill Penn, 18th century founders and rulers of Pennsylvania ( 1984)
- Marquis de la Fayette, French supporter of the American Revolution ( 2002)
- Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat and Holocaust hero ( 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D)
See also CitizenshipCitizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now a state), and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen . It is largely coterminous with nationality, although it is possib (Honorary Citizenship).
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Public Laws granting Honorary Citizenship
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