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The Order of the Equatorial Star (French: Ordre de l'Etoile Equatoriale) is a state order of Gabon.
Instituted on 6 August 1959, it is awarded for personal merit and service to the nation, both civil and military. It has five grades: Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight.
Notable recipients
Virginie Ambougou – Gabonese royal and politician (1902–1992)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa – Leader of Central Africa from 1966 to 1979
Paul Boundoukou-Latha – Gabonese politician (1952–2020)
Andrés Carrascosa Coso – Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1955) (Grand Officer) (2009)
Yvette Chassagne – French politician (1922–2007)
Maurice Couve de Murville – Prime Minister of France from 1968 to 1969
Michel Debré – Prime Minister of France from 1959 to 1962
Lamine Diack – Senegalese businessman (1933–2021)
Abba Hushi – Polish-born Israeli politician (1898–1969)
Mordechai Ish-Shalom – Israeli politician and labor leader (1902–1991)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – President of Brazil (2003–2011; 2023–present)
Kadish Luz – Israeli politician (1895–1972)
Ferdinand Marcos – President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
Golda Meir – Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
Rose Christiane Raponda – Vice President of Gabon in 2023
Albert Schweitzer – French-German theologian and philosopher (1875–1965)
Zalman Shazar – President of Israel from 1963 to 1973
Franz Josef Strauss – Chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988
Seif el-Din el-Zoubi – Israeli politician (1913–1986)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Baudouin dari Belgia
- Daftar gelar dan tanda Kehormatan Haile Selassie
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Ferdinand Marcos
- Golda Meir
- Mike Moore
- Omar Bongo
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
- Olimpiade Musim Panas 2012
- Airbus C295
- Order of the Equatorial Star
- Order of the Star
- Mohammed VI of Morocco
- List of highest civilian awards by country
- Albert II of Belgium
- Baudouin of Belgium
- Andrés Carrascosa Coso
- List of military decorations
- Moulay Ali Alaoui
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa
