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Order Of The Pearl Of Africa
The Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa () is the highest civilian award of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda, Ugandan honours system and is awarded to Head of state, heads of state and Head of government, government leaders. History The award was instituted in 2001 with the National Honours and Awards Act, 2001 along with other Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda, awards. Recipients References External linksUgandan Presidential Awards website a Haki Ngowi Blog {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearl Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda Awards established in 2005 2005 establishments in Uganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order (decoration)
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients. Modern honour systems of state orders and dynastic orders emerged from the culture of orders of chivalry of the Middle Ages, which in turn emerged from the Catholic religious orders. Terminology The word order ( la, ordo), in the case referred to in this article, can be traced back to the chivalric orders, including the military orders, which in turn trace the name of their organisation back to that of the Catholic religious orders. Orders began to be created ''ad hoc'' and in a more courtly nature. Some were merely honorary and gradually the ''badges'' of these orders (i.e. the association) began to be known informally as ''orders''. As a result, the modern distinction between ''orders'' and ''decorations'' or ''ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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