Though there is a controversy that Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was the first foreign recipient, he was the first non-Indian citizen who received Bharat Ratna.
Nelson Mandela was the Second non-citizen and the first non-Indian awarded Bharata Ratna. He got this award in 1990.
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∙ 2015-01-02 20:29:32In 1987 ,Khan Abdul Gafar Khan (also known as faqr-e-Afghan), who became a Pakistan national after Independence was awarded the Bharat Ratna and he came the first foreigner to receive this award.
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1990
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Nelson Mandela are two foreigners who received the Bharat Ratna Award.
1991
Nelson MandelaMr. Khan Abdul Khaffar Khan is the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna award.
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was the first foreigner to get Bharat Ratan award
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In 1987 ,Khan Abdul Gafar Khan (also known as faqr-e-Afghan), who became a Pakistan national after Independence was awarded the Bharat Ratna and he came the first foreigner to receive this award.
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Sachin Tendulkar got Bharat Ratna award for excellence in the field of Cricket.He got Bharat Ratna in the year 2014.
no one was awarded by Bharat ratna award in 2009
In 1980, Mother Teresa was the second woman to receive this award.
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