Order of the Liberator
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2018) |
| Order of the Liberator | |
|---|---|
 Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator Simón Bolívar | |
| Awarded by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | |
| Type | Order |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Status | Awarded until 2010 |
| Grades | Grand Collar Grand Cordon Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight |
 Ribbon bar of the Order of the Liberator | |
The Order of the Liberator was the highest distinction of Venezuela and was appointed for services to the country, outstanding merit and benefits made to the community. For Venezuelans the order ranks first in the order of precedence from other orders, national and foreign.
The President of Venezuela is the Chief of the Order and has the faculty of appointing. By right, he wears the Collar of the Order.
The order was created by Antonio Guzmán Blanco on September 14, 1880, and reformed in 1922 under the presidential term of Juan Vicente Gómez, the Order has as precedent the Medal of Distinction with the bust of the Liberator created on March 11, 1854 under the presidency of José Gregorio Monagas and before that, the Order of the Liberators created by Simón Bolívar in 1813.
In 2010, the National Assembly of Venezuela decided to officially abolish the order and replace it with the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela.[1]
Grades
[edit]- Collar
- First Class (Grand Cordon)
- Second Class (Grand Officer)
- Third Class (Commander)
- Fourth Class (Officer)
- Fifth Class (Knight)
| Ribbon bars of the Order of the Liberator | |||||
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
-
Grand Cross set of the Order. -
Grand Cross badge (obverse). -
Grand Cross star. -
Grand Cross badge (reverse). -
Grand Cross of the Order.
.png){kind=icon}
.png){kind=icon}
-
Illustration of the Knights Class. -
Grand Collar of the Order. -
Knights Cross of the Order. -
Grand Cross breast star. -
Simón Bolívar, the Orders namesake.
_for_Allen_%26_Ginter_Cigarettes_MET_DP839336.jpg)
_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00421.JPG)
Recipients
[edit]Collars
[edit]
Mahathir Mohamad[2]
Juan Carlos I of Spain[3]
Rafael Correa[4]
Suharto[5]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[6]
Cheddi Jagan (1993)[7]
Alexander Lukashenko (2007)[8]
Dmitry Medvedev (2008)[9]
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2008)[10]
Michelle Bachelet (2009)[11]
Xi Jinping (2014)[12]
Officer
[edit]
Unclear
[edit]- Karl Schädler (1894)[13]
Abolishment and replacement
[edit]In 2010, the National Assembly of Venezuela decided to officially abolish the order and replace it with the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela, a revival of the medal created by Simón Bolívar in 1813 to honor participants of the Admirable Campaign.[1]
The new order, unlike its predecessor, has 3 classes, in ascending order:
- Arrow of the Liberators
- Lance of the Liberators
- Sword of the Liberators
The President is the order's Grand Master, and has full authority over appointments to the Order. He or she wears the collar of the Sword of the Liberators class of the order.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Exposición de motivos ley "Orden Libertadores y Libertadoras de Venezuela" National Assembly (Venezuela) (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mahathir - Award" (PDF). Bernama. 1990-08-02.
- ^ El Rey, en la conmemoración del bicentenario de la integración venezolana Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "(VIDEO) Presidente de Ecuador condecorado con el "Collar de la Orden del Libertador"" (in Spanish). es:Aporrea (Venezolana de Televisión). 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Soeharto ODM". Gentleman's Military Interest Club. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Problematic Brothers: Chávez and Ahmadinejad". NACLA. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ https://jagan.org/CJ%20Tributes/Images/Order%20of%20Liberator,%20Simon%20Bolivar%20-%20%20CJ..pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Лукашенко награжден высшей наградой Венесуэлы - орденом Освободителя". Archived from the original on 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Президент Венесуэлы наградил Медведева Орденом освободителя". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
- ^ "Turkey determined to enhance ties with Venezuela: Erdoğan - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Chile's Bachelet, Venezuela's Chavez Agree to Ease Political Tensions". Voice of America. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Xi Jinping Receives the Order of the Liberator from Venezuela". fmprc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Editorial (31 December 2011). "Schädler, Karl (1850–1907)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2023.