Bob Geldof biography
In 2005 he received the prestigious Beacon Fellowship Prize for his leadership role in alleviating poverty, famine and genocide, especially in the Third World, and his advocacy for the rights of fathers. In this year he was also awarded the Honorary Patronage of the University Philosophical Society and was a winner of the North-South Prize.
In a list compiled by the magazine ''New Statesman'', in 2006, he was voted third in the list of 'Heroes of our time'.
In 2005, Bob Geldof received the Free Your Mind Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
In 2005, Bob Geldof received a Man of Peace Award.
In 2006 he was awarded the Freedom of Dublin City.
In 2006, Bob Geldof was the recipient of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award by Holocaust Museum Houston.
In 2007, Bob Geldof was made an Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.In the same year Richard Curtis presented Bob Geldof the "Cinema for Peace Pioneer Award" honouring him for his achievements.
In 2006 and 2008, Bob Geldof is a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2008 he received the Nichols-Chancellor's Medal from Vanderbilt University for his humanitarian efforts, as well as an honorary degree in music from the University of East London, serving on both occasions as the keynote speaker for the 2008 graduating class.
He received an honorary degree of Master of Arts from the University of Kent in 1985. In 2007 he was awarded an honorary degree in Civil Law from Newcastle University. The University held a special honorary degree ceremony to honour key figures in the campaign against world poverty.
Bob Geldof adopted an anti-euro stance by appearing in an advertisement against the single currency, in 2002. Geldof also criticised the European Union (EU), in 2004, for what he called its 'pathetic' response to Ethiopia's food crisis, although one MEP has claimed he is "misinformed".
During a visit to Ethiopia, Geldof also praised President George W. Bush's proposal to fight AIDS in Africa. This proposal has been criticised from aid groups due to its heavy emphasis on Christian morality and sexual abstinence.
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