• Source: Order of the Condor of the Andes

      • The Order of the Condor of the Andes (Spanish: La Orden del Cóndor de los Andes) is a state decoration of the Plurinational State of Bolivia instituted on 12 April 1925. 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.


      Recipients


      Recipients of the Order include:

      Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor
      Xavier Albó Corrons, Jesuit priest, expert in the indigenous peoples of Bolivia
      Hernán Terrazas Céspedes, Bolivian general and Mayor of Cochabamba
      Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavian politician
      Carlos Calvo Calvimontes, Foreign Secretary of Bolivia
      Pedro Castillo, President of Peru
      Adolfo Costa du Rels, Bolivian author and diplomat
      Jimmy Doolittle, USAF General, Doolittle Raid Leader
      Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
      Pope Francis
      Ernesto Galarza, Mexican-American activist
      Clark Hewitt Galloway
      Charles de Gaulle, French president
      Javier del Granado, Bolivian poet
      Ram Nath Kovind, President of India
      Carlos Lampe, Bolivian football player
      Ileana Leonidoff, Russian dancer and choreographer, who founded the Ballet Oficial de Bolivia.
      Marcelo Ostria Trigo, Bolivian author and diplomat
      Eva Perón, first-lady of Argentina
      Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
      Koča Popović, Yugoslav politician and general
      Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister
      Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
      Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator
      Sunao Sonoda, Japanese foreign minister
      Sukarno, Indonesian leader
      Johannes Leimena, Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
      Merle Tuve, American scientist
      María Eugenia del Valle, Chilean-Bolivian academic
      Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs
      In 2002 the Order was awarded to the Pan American Health Organization.


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