Order of the Condor of the Andes

Order of the Condor of the Andes
Awarded by the Government of Bolivia
Type	Order
Awarded for	"For exceptional civil or military merit shown by Bolivians or foreigners."
Status	Currently awarded
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Established	12 April 1925

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.

Ribbon bars
Grand Collar	Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Officer	Knight

Recipients

Recipients of the Order include:

• Pope Francis.
• Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor.
• Xavier Albó Corrons, Jesuit priest, expert in the indigenous peoples of Bolivia.
• Adolfo Costa du Rels, Bolivian author and diplomat.
• Charles de Gaulle, French president.
• Jimmy Doolittle, USAF General, Doolittle Raid Leader.
• Ernesto Galarza, Mexican-American activist.
• Clark Hewitt Galloway.
• Javier del Granado, Bolivian poet.
• Sukarno, Indonesian leader.
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
• Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavian leader.
• Merle Tuve, American scientist.
• Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia.
• Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator^[2]
• Marcelo Ostria Trigo, Bolivian author and diplomat.
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In 2002 the Order was awarded to the Pan American Health Organization.^[3]

References

• online description

1. http://www.congreso.gov.bo/leyes/1762.htm
2. The Granta Book of Travel By Ian Jack, pages 364
3. http://www.ops.org.bo/centenario/actividades/condorandes.htm