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.

References

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