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• n  aristocrats holding the rank of knight

• In protest against the 1919 Amritsar Massacre, in which colonial troops killed 379 unarmed people, Tagore returned his knighthood.
• Geldof, who received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his Band Aid efforts, was back in Ethiopia last week, and his indictment of Mengistu's role in the new .
• As recently as in 1994, Britain awarded him a knighthood.

News & Articles

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• Royal Rosarians honor FOX 12's Shauna Parsons in knighting ceremony
  The Royal Rosarians continued a long-time tradition Friday, bestowing honorary knighthood on local dignitaries, including FOX 12's own Shauna Parsons.
  June 8, 2013 - FOX 12 Oregon

Quotes

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• Hoshyar Zebari in Times Online
  For my government, we share the views of many Muslims. Iraq is a Muslim country. We believe that, with all due respect to the knighthood, I think it was untimely,Mr Zebari said. "This is my view. I don't have any official position from my...