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National Order of the Lion

National Order of the Lion
Badge of the Grand Cross
Awarded by Senegal
TypeState
Established22 October 1960 (1960-10-22)
MottoFrench: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith")
StatusActive
Grand MasterMacky Sall
Grand ChancellorOusmane Ibrahima Sall
Classes
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Order of Merit

Ribbon

The National Order of the Lion (French: Ordre national du Lion du Sénégal) is the highest order of Senegal.[1]

The order was instituted by Law 60-36 of 22 October 1960 and was awarded to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I The FIRST as The Grand Cross of The National Order of the Lion of Judah, later modified by Law 62-416 of 11 July 1962, and by Law 64-06 of 24 January 1964.[2] It is awarded for distinguished contributions,[3] both civil and military.[1] The order is one of two national orders of Senegal, the other one being the Order of Merit. Because the National Order of the Lion is awarded only sparingly to keep it in high esteem, the other order was established to recognize contributions that would otherwise be neglected.[3]

The President of Senegal is the Grand Master of the order and chairs the Council of the Order composed of ten people.[4] The Grand Chancellery of the order is under the Protocol Division of the Cabinet of Senegal.[5] The Grand Chancellor is counter admiral Ousmane Ibrahima Sall.[6] The insignia, manufactured by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris,[7] bear the words "République du Sénégal ("Republic of Senegal") and the Senegalese national motto in French: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith").[1] The ribbon is green.[8] The start of the order is featured in the coat of arms of Senegal.[9]

  1. ^ a b c Sainty, Guy Stair; Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal, eds. (2006). World Orders of Knighthood and Merit. Vol. 2. Wilmington: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1556. ISBN 978-0-9711966-7-4.
  2. ^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of the Lion". World Awards. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "National orders". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Décorations du Sénégal". semon.fr (in French). 28 November 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "The Cabinet". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Macky Sall nomme le contre-amiral Ousmane Sall". EnQuete+ (in French). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Senegalin Leijonan ritarikunnan suurristi ja rintatähti; kunniamerkki". Finna (in Finnish and English). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Senegal: Order of the Lion". Medals of the World. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ de Vries, Hubert (18 March 2009). "Sénégal". hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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