Order of the Condor of the Andes
Appearance
Order of the Condor of the Andes | |
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Awarded by the Government of Bolivia | |
Type | Order |
Awarded for | "For exceptional civil or military merit shown by Bolivians or foreigners." |
Status | Currently awarded |
Grades | Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight |
The Order of the Condor of the Andes (Template:Lang-es) is a state decoration of the Plurinational State of Bolivia instituted on 12 April 1925.[1] The Order is awarded for exceptional merit, either civil or military, shown by Bolivians or foreign nationals. There are six grades: Grand Collar, Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, and Knight.
Ribbon bars | |||||
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Grand Collar | Grand Cross | Grand Officer | Commander | Officer | Knight |
Recipients
Recipients of the Order include:
- Pope Francis.
- Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor.
- Xavier Albó Corrons, Jesuit priest, expert in the indigenous peoples of Bolivia.
- Adolfo Costa du Rels, Bolivian author and diplomat.
- Charles de Gaulle, French president.
- Jimmy Doolittle, USAF General, Doolittle Raid Leader.
- Ernesto Galarza, Mexican-American activist.
- Clark Hewitt Galloway.
- Javier del Granado, Bolivian poet.
- Sukarno, Indonesian leader.
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
- Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavian leader.
- Merle Tuve, American scientist.
- Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia.
- Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator[2]
- Marcelo Ostria Trigo, Bolivian author and diplomat.
- Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 2002 the Order was awarded to the Pan American Health Organization.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.congreso.gov.bo/leyes/1762.htm
- ^ The Granta Book of Travel By Ian Jack, pages 364
- ^ http://www.ops.org.bo/centenario/actividades/condorandes.htm