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DeutschNational Order of Merit (Ecuador)
| National Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
 Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit | |
| Sponsored by | President of Ecuador |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Established | 8 October 1921 |
The National Order of Merit (Spanish: Orden Nacional al Mérito) is a civil order granted by the President of Ecuador. The Order, which is the second highest among the decorations of Ecuador, was established on October 8, 1921,[1] and promulgated in Registro Oficial No. 337 on October 27, 1921. It was later modified by Decree No. 37 on June 28, 1937, and by Decree No. 3109 on September 26, 2002.[2]
Degrees and distinctions
[edit]The National Order of Merit is presented by the President of the Republic at personal discretion or by the advice of the ministries. Applicants must have complied with the requirements of service or representation of the country in the civil, military, or police fields.[2][3]
It has six grades:
- Grand Collar
- Grand Cross
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
Ribbons
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The ribbon for the collar grade is completely yellow.
The ribbon for other grades is yellow with thin blue and red stripes, one on each edge.
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Selected recipients
[edit]Grand Collar
[edit]- 2014
José Mujica[4] - 2018
Martín Vizcarra[5] - 2018
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[6]
Grand Cross
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Johannes Leimena
Rafael Trujillo- Hugo Tolentino Dipp
- 2016
Luis Alberto Moreno - 2016 María Ángela Holguín
- 2016
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla - 2016
David Choquehuanca
Ecuadorians with the Grand Cross
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Víctor Mideros- 1981 María Augusta Urrutia
- 2004 Pavilion of the Society of Artisans of Ibarra
- 2004 Paolo Legnaioli
- 2004 Otch Von Finckenstein
- 2004 Mariana Yépez Andrade[1]
- 2006 Luis Enrique Sarrazín Dávila[7]
- 2006 Alejandro Serrano[7]
- 2006 Gustavo Vega Delgado [7]
- 2007 Lautaro Pozo Malo[8]
- 2015 Rodrigo Fierro
- 2016 Alfredo Vera Arrata[9]
- 2017 Magdalena Barreiro
Grand Officer
[edit]- 2006
Karl Heinz Laudenbach[7] - 2007 Magdalena Barreiro[8]
- 2013 Alex Patricio Guerra Leiva
- 2013 Gustavo Cornejo Montalvo
- 2014 Fundación Fe y Alegría
- 2020
Debbie Muscarsel-Powel[10]
Commander
[edit]- 1954 Roberto Pettinato Sr.
- 1965 César Andrade y Cordero[11]
- 2005 José Ramón Euceda Ucles
- 2006 Jorge Núñez Sánchez[7]
- 2007 David Gerardo Samaniego Torres
- 2007 Carlos Ortega Maldonado
Officer
[edit]- 1979
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow - 2005 Verdy Rodríguez Zambrano
- 2005 Margarita Arosemena Gómez Lince
- 2006
Hebe de Bonafini[12] - 2006 Estela de Carlotto[12]
- 2006 Elsa Sánchez de Oesterheld
- 2006 Jürgen Mertens[7]
- 2006 Michael Wirtz[7]
- 2006 Juan Eljuri Antón[13]
- 2007 Fabián Albuja Chávez
- 2007 Fernando Javier Escalante Jiménez
- 2010 Grupo Social Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio[14]
- 2015 Teresa Zea Flor de Claero
- 2016
José Luis Perales - 2016 Patricia González Avellán
- 2017 Grupo Pueblo Nuevo
- 2017 Father Antonio Polo
- 2019 Antonio Valencia[15]
Knight
[edit]- 1946 Captain Eliecer Bayas Hidrobo
- 1989 Ing. Aerospacial Walter Valarezo Campozano
- 2005 Ángel Napoleón Medina Fabre
- 2006 Pavilion of the City of Cuenca[13]
- 2006 Pierre Olivares[7]
- 2007 Carlos Clemente Aguado
- 2007 Carlos Enrique Mejía Carrillo
- 2010 William W. Phillips
- 2010 José Tonello[14]
- 2020
Sir David Attenborough[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Decreto No. 1478" (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (296). Government of Ecuador: 5. March 19, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Decreto No. 3109". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (671). Government of Ecuador. September 26, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador: National Order of Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Registro Oficial N°410». Registro oficial de Ecuador. 7 de enero de 2015.
- ^ "Vizcarra recibe Orden Nacional al Mérito de Ecuador y augura 'futuro común'" [Vizcarra Receives National Order of Merit of Ecuador and Predicts 'Common Future']. La Hora (in Spanish). Quito. EFE. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Confiérese la Condecoración de la Orden Nacional 'Al Mérito' en el Gradode Gran Collar, a su alteza Jeque Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir del Estado de Catar" [The Decoration of the National Order 'of Merit' in the Degree of Grand Collar Conferred on His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar] (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (359). Government of Ecuador: 528. January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (402). Government of Ecuador. November 22, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (9). Government of Ecuador. January 26, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Correa condecora con Orden Nacional al Mérito a 'Cacho' Vera" [Correa Decorates 'Cacho' Vera with National Order of Merit]. La República (in Spanish). Quito. February 3, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Mucarsel-Powell Receives The National Order of Merit Recognition from Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno". U.S. Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Andrade Cordero Dr. César - Personajes Históricos". October 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Condecoración a mujeres" [Women Decorated]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Quito. June 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (404). Government of Ecuador. November 24, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Decreto No. 433". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (249). Government of Ecuador. August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Antonio Valencia recibió la Orden Nacional al Mérito en el Grado de Oficial" [Antonio Valencia Receives the National Order of Merit in the Grade of Officer]. El Universo (in Spanish). Quito. May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Presidente Moreno derogó Decreto que redujo a la mitad su sueldo, el de la Vicepresidenta y ministros". El Comercio. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links
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