Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Spanish: Orden de Bernardo O'Higgins) is an award issued by Chile. It is the highest civilian honor awarded to non-Chilean citizens. This award was established in 1965 and named after one of the founders of the Chilean state, general Bernardo O'Higgins, who was the leader of the struggle for independence of the Spanish colonies in the Americas from 1810 to 1826.
| Order of Bernardo O'Higgins | |
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| Awarded by the President of Chile | |
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| Type | State order |
| Eligibility | Foreign citizens |
| Awarded for | Achievements in the field of arts, sciences, education, industry, trade, humanitarian and social cooperation |
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| Established | 28 April 1956 |
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Recipients
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván
- Margot Benacerraf
- Rafael Bielsa
- Maria Cavaco Silva
- Artur Chilingarov
- Jack Dutton
- Carlos Escudé
- Bob Fulton, John Keenan and Robert Somerville [1][2][3]
- Clark Hewett Galloway
- Rajesh Hukku
- Thomas Kerstiens
- Antonio López-Istúriz White
- Mike Medavoy
- Adam Michnik
- Alois Mock
- Óscar Osorio
- Christopher Reeve
- Ada Rogato
- Maxime Verhagen
- Max Westenhöfer
- Héctor Valdez Albizu
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References
- O'Neill, Andrea (2015-04-01). "Top honour for Rolls-Royce heroes". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Ross, Peter (2015-03-28). "Scottish trio honoured for defying Pinochet". The Times. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Film, British Council (2019-04-04). "British Council Film: Nae Pasaran". British Council. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- "Item 000002 - Intervención del seùor Roberto Kozak en la ceremonia de condecoración con la orden de Bernardo O ´Higgins. - Archivo de Fondos y Colecciones". Archivomuseodelamemoria.cl. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- "Latin America's Schindler: a forgotten hero of the 20th century | Ewen MacAskill | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
Sources
- Robert Werlich: Orders and Decorations of all Nations – Ancient and Modern – Civil and Military. Washington 1990.
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