• Source: National Order of the Leopard

The National Order of the Leopard (French: Ordre national du Léopard) was the highest honorific decoration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1966 until 2002 when it was discontinued and replaced by the Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba. It was instituted on 24 May 1966 in the Ordinance-law Number 66-330 by President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. It rewarded the high military or civil merits rendered in the Congo.
The President of the Congo was the Grand Chancellor of the Order. Its administration was in the care of the Chancellor.




Ranks


The National Order of the Leopard was composed of five grades:

Grand Cordon
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight




Notable recipients






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Khalid dari Arab Saudi
• Daftar gelar dan tanda Kehormatan Haile Selassie
• Kim Jong-il
• Cheon Duhwan
• Baudouin dari Belgia
• Hosni Mubarak
• Faisal dari Arab Saudi
• Laurent-Désiré Kabila
• Joseph Kabila
• António Ramalho Eanes
• National Order of the Leopard
• Order of the Leopard
• Leopard 2
• Leopard
• Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba
• Leopard 1
• Amur leopard
• Peter Piot
• Snow leopard
• Leopard seal