Presidential sash

A presidential sash is a cloth sash worn by presidents of many nations in the world. Such sashes are worn by presidents in Africa, Asia, Europe and, most notably, in Latin America.

The sash is an important symbol of the continuity of the presidency, and is only worn by the president. Its value as a symbol of the office of the head of state can be compared to that of a crown in monarchies. When the president leaves office, he or she formally presents the sash to his or her successor as part of the official inauguration ceremony.

Presidential sashes are usually very colorful and very large and designed to resemble the nation's flag, especially those of Latin American presidents. They are usually worn over the right shoulder to the left side of the hip. The national coat of arms is also usually placed on the sash. A national order's star or chain of office can also be worn.

Gallery

Current national leaders

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  Alberto Fernández, President of the Argentine Republic, 2019–present
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  Jeanine Áñez, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, 2019–present
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  Jair Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2019–present
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  Sebastián Piñera, President of the Republic of Chile, 2018–present, 2010–2014
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  Lenín Moreno, President of the Republic of Ecuador, 2017–present
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  Nayib Bukele, President of the Republic of El Salvador, 2019–present
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  Alejandro Giammattei, President of the Republic of Guatemala, 2020–present
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  Mario Abdo Benítez, President of the Republic of Paraguay, 2018–present
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  Martín Vizcarra, President of the Republic of Peru, 2018–present
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  Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 2020–present
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  Nicolás Maduro, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2013–present, disputed since 2019

Former national leaders

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  Mauricio Macri, President of the Argentine Republic, 2015–2019
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  Evo Morales, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, 2006–2019
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  Hermes da Fonseca, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1910–1914
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  Artur Bernardes, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1922–1926
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  Washington Luís, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1926–1930
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  Getúlio Vargas, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1951-1954, 1939–1945
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  Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1946-1951
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  Café Filho, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1954-1955
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  Nereu Ramos, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1955-1956
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  Juscelino Kubitschek, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1956-1961
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  Jânio Quadros, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1961
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  João Goulart, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1961-1964
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  Humberto Castelo Branco, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1964-1967
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  Artur da Costa e Silva, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1967-1969
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  Emílio Garrastazu Médici, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1969-1974
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  João Figueiredo, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1979–1985
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  José Sarney, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1985–1990
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  Fernando Collor de Mello, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1990–1992
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  Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1995–2002
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  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2003–2011
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  Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2011–2016
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  Michel Temer, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2016–2019
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  Arturo Alessandri, President of Chile, 1920–1924, 1932–1938
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  Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, 2014–2018, 2006–2010
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  Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic, 2012–2020
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  Rafael Correa, President of the Republic of Ecuador, 2007–2017
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  Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States, 2012–2018
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  Mireya Moscoso, President of the Republic of Panama, 1999–2004
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  Fernando Lugo, President of the Republic of Paraguay, 2008–2012
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  Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay, 2013–2018
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  Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, President of the Republic of Peru, 2016–2018
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  Nicolae Ceaușescu, President of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 1974–1989
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  Desi Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, 2010–2020
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  Julio María Sanguinetti, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 1995–2000
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  Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela, 1908–1913, 1922–1929, 1931–1935
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  Rafael Caldera, President of the Republic of Venezuela, 1969–1974, 1994–1999
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  Hugo Chávez, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 1999–2013

See also

• Livery collar

External links

• Presidential Sashes of the World