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State decoration of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 1925 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] 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.
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| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | "For exceptional civil or military merit shown by Bolivians or foreigners." |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Grades | Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight |
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.[2] Marcelo Ostria Trigo, Bolivian author and diplomat
Eva Perón, first-lady of Argentina Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Koča Popović, Yugoslav politician and general[3][4]
Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator[5]
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[6]
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian diplomat and Minister of Foreign AffairsIn 2002 the Order was awarded to the Pan American Health Organization.[7]
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