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Order of the Federal Republic


The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit, established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963. It is senior to the Order of the Niger. The highest honours where the Grand Commander in the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander in the Order of the Niger are awarded to the President and Vice-President respectively. The Presiding Judge in the Supreme Court and the Chairman of the Senate are qualitate and ex officio Commander in the Order of the Niger. The Nigerians have
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Order of the Niger


Nigeria became an independent country on 1 October 1960 and in 1963 became the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The republic instituted two orders of merit: the Order of the Niger and the Order of the Federal Republic. The two highest honors, the Grand Commander in the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander in the Order of the Niger are awarded to the President and Vice-President respectively. The Presiding Judge in the Supreme Court and the Chairman of the Senate are qualitative and ex officio Commander in the Order of the Niger
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John Qvale


of the Royal Victorian Order (United Kingdom), a Grand Knight of the Order of the Falcon (Iceland) and an Officer of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia. He was a Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium), the Order of the Lion of Finland, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the Order of the Yugoslav Flag, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, the Order of the Lion and
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Jaja Wachuku


the Ngwa people] (which was conferred on him by the entire Ngwa People in 1949 but was installed in 1971), City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Blue Seal, Key to the City of Atlanta, Georgia, "Time" "Pride of Africa" Commendation, Commander of the Order of Niger Republic, Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [CFR], LL.D: Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa by Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, Knight of Saint Christopher [KSC] by the Anglican Church Nigeria
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Mike Oghiadomhe


Reuben Abati who clarified that the outgoing CoS resigned to pursue his political ambitions. He is married and is blessed with children and grandchildren. Oghiadomhe was conferred with the National Honours of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), and Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 2008 and 2010 respectively. A Fellow of the Institute of Management (FNIM), he was elected Member of Council of NIM in 2006; where he served two terms. He is currently a member of the Board
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David Chipperfield


of the Tessenow Stipendiat and Spanish architect Andrés Jaque, held in the Hellerau Festspielhaus. In 2004 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to architecture, and was made Honorary Member of the Florence Accademia delle arti del Disegno in 2003. In 2009 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the highest tribute the Federal Republic of Germany can pay to individuals for services to the nation. In the New Year Honours 2010, Chipperfield was appointed as a Knight
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James H. Billington


(2002), awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2002), and a Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany (1995). Billington was awarded the first Lafayette Prize by the French-American Cultural Foundation (2007). He has also been awarded the Gwanghwa Medal by the Republic of Korea (1991), and the Chingiz Aitmatov Gold Medal by the Kyrgyz Republic (2001). Altogether, Billington received decorations and awards from 15 foreign governments and universities
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George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld


, in 1996 and awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, by Oxford University in 2010. He was appointed Knight Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1991), the Austrian Cross of Honour First Class for Arts and Science (2002), the Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the County of Vienna (2003), the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2005) and the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2008
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Jerome Udoji


of the World Bank in Washington. He held the traditional title of Igwe, was a recipient of the Commander of the most distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George by the British Crown in 1959, Commander of Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR) in 1963, and became a Papal knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great in 1975. Udoji was one of Africa's most distinguished administrators who had the rare and remarkable opportunity to serve in not only the colonial, military and civilian governments in Nigeria
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Kurt Masur


. in 1997 he received the titles of Commander of the Legion of Honor from the French government (Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur), and New York City Cultural Ambassador from the City of New York; in April 1999 he received the Commander Cross of Merit of the Polish Republic. In March 2002, the President of Germany, Johannes Rau, awarded him the Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; in September 2007, the President of Germany, Horst Köhler, bestowed upon him the
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Joseph Makoju


the National Economic Revival Council, a think-tank for advising government on economic policy and member of the African Regional Board of the London School of Economics. In parallel to his effort and contribution to the advancement of the country, Makoju was in October 2000 honoured with the officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) award, and in 2011 with officer of the Federal Republic – both Nigerian national award. He was also honoured with the National Grand Commander of the Special Order of Merit from the Republic of Niger.
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Ricardo Salgado


French Republic, in 1998, "Grande Oficial da Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul", by the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil, in 2005, Chevalier de la Légion D´Honneur, French Republic and more recently, in 2012, he was decorated with the Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. He was honored in the category "Lifetime achievement in Financial Markets" in Investor Relations and Governance Awards in 2012, an initiative of the consultant Deloitte that distinguishes best practices in the business sector.
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Brandenburgers


manned primarily by occupied Polish citizens of Ukrainian ethnicity directed to unit by Bandera's OUN orders. In May 1941, the German command decided to split a 700-strong Ukrainian Legion into two battalions: Nachtigall ("Nightingale") and Roland Battalion. Training for Nachtigall took place in Neuhammer near Schlessig. On the Ukrainian side, the commander was Roman Shukhevych and on the German, Theodor Oberländer. (Oberländer was later to become Federal Minister for Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims in the Federal Republic of Germany.) Ex-
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Murtala Nyako


and void and ordered that all his entitlements accrued from the date of impeachment be paid to him. The judgment was upheld on 16 December 2016 by the Supreme Court of Nigeria but declined to reinstate him. Nyako has been a recipient of an honorary Doctorate Degree of Agriculture from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; University of Technology Minna, (2008); University of Technology, Yola (2009) and the National Awards of Commander of Federal Republic (CFR) in 1993, Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON)
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia


Orders and medals were awarded in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (and later Serbia and Montenegro) between 1998 and 2006. Before the 1992 dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the Orders and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were awarded. Some of the old pre-1992 SFRY orders and medals were retained by FR Yugoslavia, while some new were established. Orders and medals of FR Yugoslavia were regulated by the "Law on Decorations of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" adopted on 4 December 1998. Between 1992 and 1998, no decorations were
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Commander-in-chief


each of the three branches of the military. The Federal Constitution establishes that the office of Supreme Commander is attached to the person of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the Federation's head of state: The Federal Parliament passed the Federal Armed Forces Act to consolidate in one law all regulations that govern the three services ( Army, Navy, and Air Force ). It establishes the function and duties of the Federal Head of State in the capacity as Supreme Commander. In the Republic of Mauritius, the President of the Republic
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Slovenian Territorial Defence


1990, the central government in Belgrade ordered disarmament of TO Slovenia, a decision that was effectively ignored. Many weapons subsequently disappeared from supply depots and were later issued to the initial territorial defence units of the Republic of Slovenia. TO headquarters were established on November 20, 1968. The early development of this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers. In 1990, the Territorial Defence Republic Headquarters was violently occupied by the federal army. After this incident, Slovenia designated a new headquarters, who took command of
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Odd Nansen


honors. He was appointed commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1970. He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. Among Nansen's architectural works are the main terminal building at the (now decommissioned) Fornebu Airport from 1963. He also led restoration work for his childhood home at Polhøgda. Nansen was married to Karen "Kari" Hirsch (1903 - 1985). They were the parents
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Maxwell L. Anderson


American Federation of Arts. In 1990, he was decorated with the rank of Commendatore (Knight Commander) in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and in 2010 was awarded the French Republic's rank of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters). Anderson has long worked in the field of antiquities, serving as an assistant curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1982–87, and holding teaching positions in the field of Roman
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Knut Haugland


-Tiki expedition. Several foreign decorations resulted from Haugland's connection with the "Kon-Tiki" and a state visit in the postwar period. He was made a Knight of the 1st class of the Order of Vasa, Knight 1st Class of the Order of Dannebrog and Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon. He was awarded the first class cross of the Federal Republic of Germany's Order of Merit, was appointed a Commander of the Belgian Order of Leopold and Companion of the Order of the Crown of Thailand.
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Herbert von Karajan


music he conducted with sovereign command and elevated feeling." Karajan was the recipient of multiple honours and awards. He became a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 17 May 1960 and in 1961, he received the Austrian Medal for Science and Art. He also received the Grand Merit Cross ("Grosses Bundesverdienstkreuz") of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1977 he was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. On 21 June 1978 he received the honorary degree of
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Aftab Ahmad Khan


Rank of Datu in the Order of Sikatuna, Government of Philippines, 8 April 1986, awarded by Corazon Aquino, President of the Republic of Philippines; and Das Großes Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) in recognition of his exceptional services to the State and People of Germany, 9 May 1986. Both awards were awarded in recognition of the two respective governments to have facilitated the rescue of two hostages held by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Photographs of both
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Alison Brimelow


known that she would be succeeded by Benoît Battistelli on 1 July 2010. In September 2010, Alison Brimelow took on the role of chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust. In June 2011 she became Chairman of the Intellectual Property Institute. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005, "for services to Intellectual Property Law." In 2011, she was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: "Grosses Bundesverdienstkreuz"
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia


Orders, decorations, and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were created during the Second World War and used throughout the existence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The first decorations were created on March 15, 1943 and included the Order of the People's Hero, Order of the People's Liberation, Order of the Partisan Star, Order of the Brotherhood and Unity, Order for Bravery and Medal for Bravery. By 1960 the total number of decorations increased to 42 and consisted of 35 orders, 6 medals and
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Herman Berlinski


by a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Guild of Organists. In the international arena, the then Federal Republic of Germany awarded him the Order of Merit which he received from the President in 1995, followed by the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit which he received in 2001. The award letter for the Commander's Cross cited Berlinski as having been a builder of "many lasting bridges over the Atlantic", significant recognition from a former enemy against whom Berlinski had fought during the Second World War. Considering the way
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Warren L. Miller


Order of the Three Stars with the title of Commander), the Republic of Romania (National Order of Merit in Culture with the rank of Commander), the Republic of Bulgaria (Order of Madara's Horseman, First Class), the Republic of Albania (Medal of Gratitude), and the Republic of Croatia (Order of the Morning Star with the image of Marko Marulić). He was also awarded the Medal of the Senate of the Czech Republic. He was commencement speaker and recipient of an honorary doctorate degree for
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Gordon Jackson (businessman)


, the Australian Institute of Management’s John Storey Medal (1978), James N Kirby Memorial Medal (1976), Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1980), Prime Minister of Japan’s Trade Award (1987), Grand Cordon (first class) Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan (1987). He served as President of the Order of Australia Association between 1983 and 1986. He was appointed Knight of the Order of Australia in 1983 for service to industry and
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Paul Dujardin (art historian)


or adviser of: In acknowledgment of his efforts, Paul has received an honorary Doctorate from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), he has been appointed an Officer of the Leopold Order (2011), given the title of Knight (2009), received a Gilt Cross of Honor from Luxembourg, a Hwagwan from the Order of Cultural Merit of Korea, an Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany, an honorary degree from Poland, a cross from the Order of Merit of Hungary, the title of Commander
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Communist Party of Germany v. the Federal Republic of Germany


Communist Party of Germany v. the Federal Republic of Germany was a 1957 European Commission of Human Rights decision which upheld the dissolution of the Communist Party of Germany by the Federal Constitutional Court a year earlier. The German federal government had petitioned for the Communist Party to be banned in 1952 on the basis that the party's revolutionary practice means "the impairment or the abolition of the fundamental liberal democratic order in the Federal Republic". Following hearings, the Federal Constitutional Court ordered the party to be dissolved, its assets confiscated and banned
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Republics


The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic which was founded after the October Revolution in the Russian Empire and very soon had to create an award system. The award systems of parallel Soviet states soon followed and they also created and issued awards of their own, mainly in a similar style to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1924, the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics started to award all-union Orders and within a decade all the Orders of member republics had ceased to be awarded. Some Republics such as the Tuvan People's
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Cornelius Schnauber


the shifting memories of two old women in a nursing home, made its debut in 2006. Professor Schnauber was honored many times in his career including the Distinction of Honor in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (1979), The Federal Republic of Germany Friendship Award (1983), The Cross of the Order of Merit for the Federal Republic of Germany (1986), and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany awarded by the President of Germany in 2002. A further honor
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Herbert Czaja


on the refugees from Eastern Europe and on Catholic affairs. In the official propaganda of the Polish People's Republic, Czaja was portrayed as one of West Germany's most important politicians and his influence often exaggerated. After the Cold War, Czaja was involved in Polish-German reconciliation efforts. He was awarded the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1984. Herbert Czaja was born in Teschen (Cieszyn) in Austria-Hungary to a bilingual family of Polish, Czech and German
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Herbert Czaja


established by Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic in a joint effort to promote peace and reconciliation. Czaja died in Stuttgart in 1997, survived by a wife and ten children. His oldest daughter, Christine Maria Czaja, published a biography of her father in 2003, titled "Herbert Czaja: Anwalt für Menschenrechte" (Herbert Czaja: Advocate for Human Rights). Herbert Czaja was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1968. He was awarded the Commander's Cross of
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List of awards and nominations received by Dalida


Dalida was a French singer, actress, dancer and record producer. She received numerous awards, honours and tributes recognizing her success in music, television, fashion and film, in France and in several other. Inomplete awards and nominations history: Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic. Commander of the Order of the Crown of Belgium. Companion of the Order of Canada. Commander of the Order of the Nile of Egypt. Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Bronze
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Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany


power, an important step for Hitler's "Machtergreifung". The suspension of human rights would also be illegal under Articles 20 and 79 GG, as above. The right to resist is permitted against anyone seeking to abolish constitutional order, if other remedies were to fail under Article 20. The constitutional position of the federal government was strengthened, as the "Bundespräsident" has only a small fraction of the former power of the "Reichspräsident"; and in particular, is no longer in Supreme Command of the armed forces.
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Adamu Bello


Taraba States) at the time. In 2003, he also received another chieftaincy title; “Otun Babalakin” in Ekiti State. Mallam Adamu Bello was made a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB) in 1991. He was also conferred with an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) by the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (Lautech) of Oyo State. Mallam Bello was conferred with the national honour of CFR (Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic) becoming the first serving member of the Federal
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany


The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: "Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland", or "Bundesverdienstorden", BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It was created by the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss, on 7 September 1951, and has been awarded to over 200,000 individuals in total, both Germans and foreigners. Since the 1990s the number of annual awards has declined from over 4,000, first to around 2,300–2,500 per year, and now under 2,000, with
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Ike Nwachukwu


on Governmental Affairs. Nwachukwu was conferred with several medals and decorations whilst in military service, as well as traditional titles in his present status as a civilian. Nwachukwu's national decorations and service medals include: the Nigerian Independence Medal, the Forces Service Star, the Defence Service Star, the Nigeria Republic Medal, the National Service Medal, and the order of commander, Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR). Nwachukwu has been awarded three national merit awards. They are the Special Certificate of Merit of the African Youth Congress,
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Order of Freedom (Yugoslavia)


, the Order of Freedom was awarded in Serbia and Montenegro. The Order of Freedom was founded on 12 June 1945 and was awarded by the Presidium of the AVNOJ (later Presidium of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia). The recipient could be nominated by the Federal Executive Council (Government) of Yugoslavia, Executive Council of one of the Republics, Federal Secretary for Foreign Affairs or Federal Secretary for Defense. After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (and later Serbia and Montenegro) continued to use some
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Javier Rupérez


at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. His awards include the , Spain; Commander of the , Spain; Officer of the Legion of Honour, France; Commander of the Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany; and other decorations from Italy, Belgium, Holy See, Portugal, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Colombia and Panamá. Javier Rupérez is married to Rakela Cerovic. He has two daughters, Laura (TV’s strongest actress), by his
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Catherine Filene Shouse


the National Women's Hall of Fame. Shouse received myriad other awards, including the Living Legacy Award from the Women's International Center, the Vienna (Austria) Medal of Honor for Assistance to Austrian Youth, and the City of Paris Award (both in 1949). She was the first woman to receive the German Federal Republic's Commander's Cross of Merit (1954), and Shouse was named by Queen Elizabeth II, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1976). In 1971, Shouse was
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Tony Elumelu


Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu (born 22 March 1963) is a Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, Transcorp and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation. Elumelu holds the Nigerian national honours, the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in 2003. He was recognised as one of "Africa's 20 Most Powerful People in 2012" by "Forbes" magazine. Elumelu was born
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Federal republic


helps to explain the tendency for more populous countries to operate as federal republics. Most federal republics codify the division of powers between orders of government in a written constitutional document. The political differences between a federal republic and other federal states, especially federal monarchies under a parliamentary system of government, are largely a matter of legal form rather than political substance, as most federal states are democratic in structure if not practice with checks and balances. However, some federal monarchies, such as the United Arab Emirates are based upon principles other
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Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)


orders, specific as to dates and units, do exist for specific Army commands as well as for members of other services not affected by the Army General Order. The National Personnel Records Center-NPRC (or veteran's service branch), is the U.S. federal agency that generally takes and responds to retroactive award requests from U.S. Army veterans (and other Vietnam veterans) and or updating their personal military records to show the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (RVN) and or unit award credit, either per Army General Order 8
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Order of the People's Hero


were awarded in Yugoslavia, and 19 were awarded to the foreigners. In 1998, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia decided to award the Order of the People's Hero again and decorated several military units, but no individuals. The bulletin of the Supreme command of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia no. 12–13 (December 1941 and January 1942) announced the establishment of the title of "People's Hero" for heroic and self-sacrificing participants of the People's Liberation War. The first person to be awarded the title
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Babalola Borishade


the United States of America was restored. His initiation of various reforms and development in the aviation sector resulted in Nigeria scoring 93% in the ICAO Universal Audit which made Nigeria a benchmark to African Aviation Industry. In November 2006, he was reassigned to the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a Minister, a position he held till May, 2007 at the expiration of Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar tenure. National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, in recognition of his more than three decades
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Christopher Omoworare Babajide


multimillion naira Ipetu-Ijesa Waterworks, among several others. In his effort to reach out to his constituents, he holds monthly constituency meetings from one Local Government to the other within the Senatorial District. From time to time, he also issues AFARA, a Constituency Bulletin. In recognition of his qualitative representation at the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and his impactful political participation in the country, he was conferred with a National Honour in the rank of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by the Federal
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Heinrich Gaedcke


from 1959 to 1960. From 1961 to 1965 he was Commanding General of the 3rd Corps in Koblenz. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1961. Upon his retirement in 1965 he was awarded both the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Legion of Merit. He had four children and was the maternal grandfather of the Secretary-General of the European Commission Martin Selmayr. Martin Selmayr has said that his commitment to the European project in part stems from a trip he
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Walter Jacob


Vice-President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (1990–94), and chairman of the Publications Committee of Hebrew Union College Press (1976–1999). As CCAR president, he emphasized a broader Reform interpretation of the halakhah. As the sixteenth generation of rabbis, he has continued the work of *Benno Jacob's biblical commentaries. He was made a Knight Commander of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1999 and received the Commander of the Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great from Pope John Paul II in 2004. Jacob has
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Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld


of the Dutch Armed forces, involved in negotiating the terms of surrender of the German Army in the Netherlands. For proven bravery, leadership and loyalty during his wartime efforts, he was appointed a Commander of the Military William Order, the Netherlands' oldest and highest honour. After the war he was made Honorary Air Marshal of the Royal Air Force by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. In 1969, Bernhard was awarded the Grand Cross (Special Class) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Daniel Aladesanmi II


An Autobiography". During his reign Aladesanmi traced the history of migrant settlers in the Ekiti kingdom since the twelfth century and their connection to the Ilesun people. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Elizabeth II at the 1962 New Year Honours. In 1978 he was the first to be decorated with the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic by Olusegun Obasanjo. He was also appointed Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri in December 1979, holding the office until his death.
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany


refuse any decoration in the form of an order — the most famous example: former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt). The order was established on 7 September 1951 by the decree of the then Federal President Theodor Heuss. The decree, which was co-signed by the President Heuss together with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and the Minister of the Interior, Robert Lehr, signed, states: The Order comprises four groups with seven regular and two special classes, hereafter the official denominations in English: The President of the Federal Republic holds the "
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Military academies in Russia


it moved to Kuzminki District in Moscow. In 1958, it became the Moscow High Command Training School "Supreme Soviet of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic" . It received its two other awards, the Order of Lenin in 1965 and the Order of the October Revolution in 1978. In 1998, it became the Moscow Military School and was transformed into its present name in 2017. This training center in Khabarovsk 19 miles from the Chinese border serves military officers stationed in the Eastern Military District, with a program to enhance their
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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede


and has been its Director since November 2011. Aig-Imoukhuede also served as Board Chairman and Director of FMDQ OTC PLC until August 1, 2014. He was conferred with Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 2011 by then President Goodluck Jonathan of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for his contributions to the development of banking and finance. He was also awarded the National Productivity Order of Merit Award in 2009. In 2011 he was inaugurated into the Ernst and Young World Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame as the Ernst
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Erik Wickberg


Salvation Army work began in Bangladesh, Spain, Portugal, and Venezuela while he was General. He retired from active service on July 5, 1974 and died on April 26, 1996. General Wickberg was honoured by many nations for his service to God and humanity. He was made Commander, Order of Vasa (1970); admitted to the Order of Moo Koong Wha (Korea, 1970); received an honorary Doctor of Laws (Korea, 1970); awarded the Grand Cross of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany
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Simon Halsey


for his work, including a Diapason d'or from Diapason magazine in France; a BBC Music Magazine award, and has won several German Echo Klassik awards. Halsey was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 2010, and has three honorary doctorates, from Warwick University, the University of Central England and Birmingham University. In March 2015 he was awarded the 2014 Queen's Medal for Music. Halsey was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Queen's
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Order of the Yugoslav Star


1 February 1954 and had three Classes. "Law on Decorations" was amended on 1 March 1961, so from then on, the Order had four Classes: After the dissolution of the SFR Yugoslavia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (and later Serbia and Montenegro) continued to use some of the decorations of former Yugoslavia, among them Order of the Yugoslav Star. In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Order of the Yugoslav Star was the second highest order after the Order of Yugoslavia. During this time the four Classes of
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Amal Pepple


Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR). As a reward for excellence and dedicated service to her Fatherland, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, found her worthy and appointed her a Minister of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in July 2011 and assigned her the portfolio of the Honourable Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Prior to joining the Government, Ms. Pepple started her career as a Lecturer in Political Science at Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt
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Rayimberdi Duishenbiev


Rayimberdi Seydakmatovich Duishenbiev (, "Rayimberdi Seydaqmatoviç (Seydaqmat uulu) Duyşenbiyev") is a Kyrgyzstani General and the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic since 11 May 2016. He is also the former commander of the Kyrgyzstan Frontier Force. In 1995, he graduated from the Alma-Ata Higher Border Command School of the Republic of Kazakhstan and graduated from the Frontier Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in 2007. In August 2011, he was appointed deputy head of the
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Petar Gračanin


Petar Gračanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Грачанин; 22 June 1923 – 27 June 2004) - was a Serbian military commander in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Gračanin was born at Jagodina, then part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In July 1941 he joined the Yugoslav Partisans. After the formation of the 2nd Proletarian Brigade, in March 1942, at first he was a member and later the commander of a battalion. He was promoted to his first military rank in
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Moshood Abiola


himself in the eyes of both the divine and the mortal as having been worthy of his title. He was awarded the third highest national honour, the Commander of the Federal Republic posthumously in 1998. He was also awarded the highest national honor, the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR posthumously in 2018 and the date of the annulled election, June 12, made Nigeria's Democracy Day. Moshood Abiola sprang to national and international prominence as a result of his philanthropic activities. The Congressional Black Caucus of the United States
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Autonomous Republic of Crimea


of the Supreme Council voted to rename themselves the State Council of the Republic of Crimea and also formally appealed to Russia to accept Crimea as part of the Russian Federation. This was granted and on 18 March 2014 the self-proclaimed Republic of Crimea signed a treaty of accession to the Russian Federation though the accession was granted separately for each of the former regions that composed it: one accession for the Republic of Crimea, and another for Sevastopol as a federal city. On 24 March 2014 the Ukrainian government ordered the full withdrawal
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Republics of the Soviet Union


republics of the USSR varied from 4 to 16. In majority of years and at the later decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. Rather than listing the republics in alphabetical order, the republics were listed in constitutional order, which, particularly by the last decades of the Soviet Union, did not correspond to order either by population or economic power. The Turkestan Soviet Federative Republic was proclaimed in 1918 but did not survive to the founding of the USSR, becoming the short-lived Turkestan
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Andrei Markovits


. honoris causa—an honorary doctorate—by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Leuphana Universität Lüneburg in Lüneburg, Germany. Markovits was bestowed the Bundesverdienstkreuz erster Klasse—The Federal Cross of The Order of Merit, First Class—by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chicago handed this award to Markovits on March 14, 2012. This award is the highest honor the Federal Republic of Germany rewards to any civilian, German or foreign. Markovits loves all sports
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Galactic Republic


but failed after Anakin Skywalker pledged himself to the dark side. Shortly afterwards, Palpatine secretly issued Order 66 without the approval of the Senate. Order 66 was one of the many main contingent orders clones had to follow, when given by the Republic government, and related to the extermination of the Jedi Order in the case of it acting traitorous to the Republic. As clones followed all orders from the Republic government only, and had no required loyalty to the Jedi Order, the clones executed such generals and commanders with little hesitation
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Jacques Maisonrouge


honours: he was elevated to the rank of Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur 1999; Commander of the French Orders of Merit, of Academic Palms, of Arts and Letters; Austrian Grand Cross of Merit; Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Officer of the Order of the Belgian Crown; Commander of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star; Commander of the Order of Saint Sylvester of the Vatican. He was a Knight of the Order of Malta and Grand Officer of Merit of the Order; he
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Southern Federal District


Southern Federal District was split in two, with its former southern territories forming a new North Caucasian Federal District. On July 28, 2016 Crimean Federal District (which contains the Republic of Crimea and the Federal city of Sevastopol) was abolished and merged into Southern Federal District in order to "improve the governance". Crimean Federal District was established on March 21, 2014 after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The federal district includes both the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol, both recognized as part
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Potiskum


Potiskum is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria, on the A3 highway at . It had an area of and a population of 205,876 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 631. Potiskum is the main settlement for the Ngizim,Kare-kare and Bolewa people. The current Emir of Potiskum Mai Umar Ibn Wuriwa Bauya was awarded a national honour of officer of the order of the Niger (OON) by the former president and commander in-chief of the arm forces federal republic of
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President of Brazil


The President of Brazil (), officially the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil () or simply the "President of the Republic", is both the head of state and the head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces. The presidential system was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'état against Emperor Pedro II. Since then, Brazil has had six constitutions, three
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Republic of Yucatán


that support, Texas attained independence and emerged as a republic. The first vice-president of the Republic of Texas was Lorenzo de Zavala, a Mexican born in Yucatán and Minister of Finance in the government of the second Mexican president Vicente Guerrero. The federal army of Yucatán, commanded by Captain Santiago Imán, took the city of Valladolid and on February 12, 1840 issued a report, which stated that federalism should be restored as a form of government to combat poverty in the country. The act required the reestablishment of the
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Božidarka Kika Damjanović-Marković


Božidarka Damjanović-Marković (nickname, Kika; September 25, 1920 - 1996) was a partisan commander, a participant in the liberation war and a Yugoslav national hero. After the World War II (WWII), she participated in high social functions, became a deputy of the Federal Assembly and the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Serbia. She was a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941 and the Order of the People's Hero. Božidarka Damjanović was born on September 25, 1920, in
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Robert Zoellick


He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, the Department of State's highest honor, the Alexander Hamilton Award of the Department of the Treasury, and the Medal for Distinguished Public Service of the Department of Defense. In 1992, he received the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his eminent achievements in the course of German reunification. In 2002, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana. The Mexican and Chilean
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Anthony Enahoro


became a member of the National Party of Nigeria, NPN, 1978–83. He was the president, World Festival of Negro Arts and Culture, 1972–75. Enahoro was the chairman of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a pro-democracy group that fought dictator Sani Abacha till Abacha's death. Enahoro was conferred with the national honour of Commander, Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, in 1982, and is the chairman of the Movement for National Reformation, MNR; as well as the Pro-National Conference Organisation
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Order of the Republic (Sierra Leone)


The Order of the Republic is a decoration established by President Siaka Stevens to honour Sierra Leoneans and foreign nationals for distinguished and dedicated service to Sierra Leone. It is awarded annually by the President of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leonean awards, including the Order of the Rokel, do not have post-nominal titles, and while there are no official abbreviations, the most common are GCRSL (Grand Commander), CRSL (Commander), ORSL (Officer) and MRSL (Member). It was established in 1972 by then-
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Igor Akhba


of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia) was received on 17 May 2013 in Sukhumi awarded by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, Vyacheslav Chirikba; Russian Federation (The Breastplate Medal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation) was received on 14 February 2014 in Moscow awarded by Deputy of Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Grigory Karasin; and State of Alania - Republic of South Ossetia (The Order of Friendship of the State of Alania) was received on 7 March 2019
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Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command (Russia)


and is planned to develop into a full military district in cooperation with the Central Military District and Eastern Military District, to concentrate on all military responsibility over Russia's territories in the Arctic. The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command contains 4 federal subjects of Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Komi Republic, Murmansk Oblast, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Additionally, the command contains most of Russia's islands in the Arctic Sea, including those located in federal subjects not within the command. The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command is headquartered in Severomorsk, and
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Ike Nwachukwu


the Award of Recognition of the Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ISSSAN), and the Merit Award by Achike Udenwa, former Governor of Imo State, on the occasion of the state's Silver Jubilee. Nwachukwu has been conferred with several international medals and awards, which include the Grand Commander of Equatorial Guinea, presented by the President of Equatorial Guinea, the Federal Republic of Germany's Grand Cross of Merit (GMCS), the Grand Master of the National Order of the Southern Cross (GMSC), from
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Matthew Mbu


Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), 2000 Officer and Knight of St. John International (KSJ) Certificate of Honour by St. John International for distinguished service to the society and the church Out Agrinya I of Boki Ada Idagha Ke Efik Eburutu In the early hours of 6 February 2012 the living legend, Ambassador Dr. M. T. Mbu, the ‘Star of Ogoja’, the ‘Baby Minister’, the ‘Wonder Boy of the Commonwealth’ slept in the bosom of the Lord. May the Almighty God
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Erich Topp


. Promoted to Rear Admiral on 21 December 1966, as a tribute to his efforts in rebuilding the navy and the establishment of the transatlantic alliance, on 19 September 1969 he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He retired on 31 December 1969. After retiring from the Bundesmarine, for a few years Topp was a technical advisor to the German shipyard HDW AG. His service as a NATO advisor was loosely portrayed (as "Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke") in the 1965
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Onora O'Neill


2015, during the XII. quinquennial international Kant-conference in Vienna, she received the prestigious "Kant-Preis" of the "Fritz Thyssen Stiftung" for her scholarly work on the practical and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant. (see https://kant2015.univie.ac.at/en/about-the-congress/program/social-program/) In February 2016 she was awarded the Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her outstanding contribution to moral and ethical questions of trust, accountability in civic life
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Robert Zoellick


Baker, by then Secretary of State, as Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, as well as Counselor to the Department (Under Secretary rank).Zoellick served as Bush's personal representative or "sherpa" for the G7 Economic Summits in 1991 and 1992. He led the US Delegation to the Two Plus Four talks on German reunification. For his achievements in this role, the Federal Republic of Germany awarded him in 1992 the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit. In August 1992, Zoellick was appointed White
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Joseph Nanven Garba


United Nations General Assembly for its forty-fourth session. During his tenure, the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted into international law. In the post of president, Garba was also an outspoken opponent of apartheid in South Africa. Garba remained president for the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth special sessions of the assembly, on Apartheid, drug abuse, and international economic co-operation respectively. In 1979, Garba was awarded the title of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, and made a Grand
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Herman Berlinski


standing ovation, and Professor Robert Helmschrott who was then President and Rector of the Munich "Hochschule" and to whom the sinfonia was dedicated, greeted Berlinski in a speech at the conclusion of the concert as "his spiritual father and his music as a link between Judaism and Christianity." His last visit to Germany was early in 2001 after the Federal Republic of Germany had awarded him the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit for his artistic achievements and his contribution to interfaith dialogue. (See below under Awards and Tributes
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Berthold Leibinger


Knight Commander's Cross (Badge and Star) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz). In December 2006, the Werner-von-Siemens-Ring Stiftung awarded him Germany's most important technology award, the Werner von Siemens Ring. In November 2007 the [Society of Social Market Economy] awarded him the Alexander-Rüstow-Plakette. In June 2008 he was awarded the , and in 2011 the Arthur L. Schawlow Award from the Laser Institute of America. He received the Preis für
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Arnulf Baring


1976 to 1979. He was initially a member of the SPD, but was expelled from the party in 1983, after publicly supporting liberal Hans-Dietrich Genscher. He was affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton 1992–1993 and was a Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford 1993–1994. He received the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland") in 1998. Baring was a founding member of the Förderverein der Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen and
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Hans Feibusch


in 1993, which was the first event of a reappraisal of his work. He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) in 1967, and advanced to the Commander's Cross or Great Cross of Merit (Großes Verdienstkreuz) in 1989. Feibusch died four weeks short of his 100th birthday, just after attending a celebration of his work and life held at the Royal College of Art. His estate bequeathed the entire contents of his studio at the
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Alfred Achebe


Kogi State University in 2010. In recognition of his varied services to the society, Obi Achebe was decorated with the National Honour* of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 2004. He was appointed Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council in 2008; made an Honorary Fellow of the Nwafor Orizu College of Education in 2008; and awarded the degrees of Doctor of Laws (Ll D) Honoris Causa by the Anambra State University in 2008, and Doctor of Science (DSc) Honoris Causa by
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Victor Ashe


of Poland Lech Kaczyński with Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, for his contribution to Polish-American cooperation. He was decorated on September 25, 2009 by Mariusz Handzlik, undersecretary of state in President's Office. Ashe serves on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the body which supervises the federal agencies which broadcast to foreign countries. In a 2013 report by the Office of Inspector General, Ashe was criticized as a board member "whose tactics and personal attacks on colleagues and staff
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Hans Speidel


and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces Central Europe from 1957 to 1963, with headquarters at the Palace of Fontainebleau in Paris. Speidel was also a historian by training and wrote several books. He received the Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1963. He was the father of Brigadier General Hans Helmut Speidel and the father-in-law of European Commissioner and liberal politician Guido Brunner. Speidel was born in Metzingen. He joined the
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Carl Joachim Friedrich


1967-70. In 1967, Friedrich was awarded the Knight Commander's Cross of the German Order of Merit by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Professor Friedrich's many students included such noted political theorists as Judith Shklar, Benjamin Barber, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Friedrich's concept of a "good democracy" rejected basic democracy as totalitarian. Some of the assumptions of Friedrich's theory of totalitarianism, particularly his acceptance of Carl Schmitt's idea of the "constitutional state", are viewed as potentially anti-democratic
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Burckhardt Helferich


to succeed Arthur Hantzsch as director of the Chemistry Institute from 1930 to 1945. Helferich escaped Leipzig, and the American occupying forces evacuated him to Weilburg in 1945. In 1947 he became a professor at the University of Bonn, serving as rector in 1954/55. In 1951 he was awarded the Emil-Fischer-Medaille. In 1957 he won an Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Commander's Cross). Helferich was voted into the German Academy of Sciences and was made an honorary doctor of the University of
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Order of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay


The Order of the Republic is a national award of Uruguay. The order was instituted in the year 1985 by the civilian-military administration that ruled the Republic of Uruguay. After the transition from the civilian-military administration in 1985, the order fell into disuse. Some sources claim that the order had one single grade; that of a Grand Cross. Others state that there are crosses of a Commander and a silver cross of a Knight in existence. The blue and white cross has an enemelled Uruguayan coat of arms in
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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway


]] [[Category:Royal Norwegian Air Force generals]] [[Category:Grand Crosses of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau]] [[Category:Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]] [[Category:Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry]] [[Category:Grand Crosses of the Order of the Southern Cross]] [[Category:Grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] [[Category:
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Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany


the Weimar Republic had resulted in a widespread public perception that the principles of representative democracy and the of rule of law ("Rechtsstaat") were inherently in conflict with one another; and the Parliamentary Council drafting the Basic Law were well aware that their militantly pro-democratic ideals were far from generally shared in the bleak context of Germany in 1949. Hence they built into the Basic Law a strong instrument for guardianship of the "free democratic basic order" of the Federal Republic, in the form of the Federal Constitutional Court
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Dzhambulat Zhakievich Sarsenov


24, 2018, Mr. Sarsenov was appointed President of the Federation. He speaks Kazakh, Russian and English. • “Kurmet” Order (2010) • “Parasat” Order (2015) • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2017) • Medal “10th Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2005) • Medal “10th Anniversary of Astana” (2008) • 1st Degree Medal “Atameken” (2009) • Medal “20th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
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Delia Albert


with concurrent accreditation to Nauru, Vanuatu and Tuvalu), a post she held until 2002. She also served as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in 2001. Before her appointment on 22 December 2003 as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, she served as Undersecretary for International Economic Relations and Philippine Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Albert was Ambassador to Germany from 2005 to 2010. Albert was appointed Knight Commander Cross of the Order of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1992 for her efforts
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Maciej Nowicki


co-operation with the German DBU Foundation. He has been awarded high state honours, including that of the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010), the Golden Cross of Merit (Poland) and the Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (Great Cross of Merit with Star - Federal Republic of Germany). Professor M. Nowicki wrote more than 170 publications and 6 books dedicated to environmental protection and sustainable development. Selected publications: Professor M. Nowicki is married with two daughters. His hobbies are: history of art
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Josip Broz Tito


Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). From 1943 to his death in 1980, Tito held the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia, serving as the supreme commander of the Yugoslav military, the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). With a highly favourable reputation abroad in both Cold War blocs, he received some 98 foreign decorations, including the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Bath. Tito was the chief architect of the second Yugoslavia, a socialist federation that lasted from November 1943 until April 1992. Despite being one of
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Peter von Blanckenhagen


1956. As a scholar he was best known for his expertise in Roman painting and sculpture - particularly of the Flavian period - and he had a long and distinguished career during which he published numerous books and articles and held several eminent lectureships. At his death, von Blanckenhagen was the Robert Lehman Professor "Emeritus" of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. Von Blanckenhagen was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1981.He was awarded the Gold Medal
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Chinua Achebe


Poetry Prize, an Honorary Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1982), a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002), the Nigerian National Order of Merit (Nigeria's highest honour for academic work), the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Man Booker International Prize 2007 and the 2010 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. He was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Population Fund in 1999. He twice refused the Nigerian honour "Commander of the Federal Republic
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