The Order “Carlos Manuel de Sespedes” is a state award of the Republic of Cuba , one of the three highest orders, along with the orders “Jose Marti” and “Playa Chiron” .
| Order "Carlos Manuel de Cespedes" | ||
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| Orden carlos manuel de céspedes | ||
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| A country |  Cuba | |
| Type of | Order | |
| Status | Hands over | |
| Statistics | ||
| Establishment Date | April 18, 1926 | |
| Sequence | ||
| Complies | Order "Jose Marti" , National Order "Playa Chiron" | |
Content
History
The Order is named after the national hero Carlos Manuel Cespedes , a key figure in the Ten Years War and a fighter for the independence of Cuba from the Spanish colonialists.
Established by Decree No. 486 of 04/18/1926, amended by Law No. 586 of 10/07/1959. Entry into the new award system was confirmed by Decree-Law No. 30 of the State Council of the Republic of Cuba "On Awards, Honors and Insignia" dated 10.12. 1979 In the hierarchy of Cuban orders is number 2.
It is awarded to Cuban and foreign citizens, heads of state and government, political, state and other prominent figures of foreign states for their merits in the national liberation struggle, displaying solidarity with the Cuban revolution, and a great contribution to peace.
Description
The obverse is made in the form of a five-pointed star with rays covered with white enamel, with gold and red rays. In the center of the star there is a round medallion with the image of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and the inscription “ CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES 1868 ” in diameter [1] .
The sign is attached with an eyelet to a pentagonal block covered with silk moire ribbon with stripes of blue (1/2 wide), red, white and blue (1/6 of widening).
Famous awarded personalities
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (1981) - Soviet state and party leader.
- Ivan Vasilievich Arkhipov (1986) - Soviet statesman [2] .
- Jorge Amado (1988) - Brazilian writer.
- Hage Geingob (1994) - Namibian politician and statesman.
- Juan Miguel Gonzalez Quintana (2000) is the father of a Cuban boy “returned” from the USA to Cuba.
- Hugo Chavez (December 14, 2004) - Venezuelan statesman and military leader. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Appearance of the order “Carlos Manuel de Cespedes” (eng.) .
- ↑ Ivan Arkhipov was awarded the Order “Carlos Manuel de Cespedes”, Granma newspaper archive, 1986, Vol. 22; 85, p. 1.3 (English) .
- ↑ Speech at the act of awarding the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias with the Order of “Carlos Manuel de Cespedes” on the tenth anniversary of his first visit to Cuba . The date of circulation is December 5, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.