The Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes ( uk, Орден Героїв Небесної Сотні) is an
order
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of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
presented for civil courage, patriotism and the defense of the constitutional principles of democracy, human rights and freedom; humanitarian, social and charitable activities; selfless service to the Ukrainian people during the
Euromaidan
Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...
-protests; as well as any events related to the protection of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Background
The name "Heaven's Hundred" refers to the
participants killed during Euromaidan.
The order was established on 1 July 2014 when the
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...
(the parliament of Ukraine) adopted the Law "On amendments to article 7 of the Law of Ukraine "On National Awards of Ukraine". On 26 June 2014,
Ukrainian President
The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...
Petro Poroshenko
Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko ( uk, Петро́ Олексі́йович Пороше́нко, ; born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Poroshenko ser ...
first proposed to parliament to amend the law on government awards by introducing the Order of the Heroes of the Heaven's Hundred.
Appearance
A nationwide contest for the best design of the Order of Heroes hundreds of Heaven was won by Taras Wozniak and Konstantina Kovalyshyn from
Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
.
Recipients
On 27 November 2014, the three non-Ukrainian citizens killed in the Euromaidan events were each posthumously awarded the title ''Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes''.
* —
Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi
Mіkhaіl Zhyzneuski (, , Mykhailo Mykhailovych Zhyznevskyi; 26 January 1988 – 22 January 2014) was a Belarusian Euromaidan activist, journalist, and a member of UNA-UNSO. He died in a confrontation on Hrushevsky Street in Kyiv, Ukraine in Jan ...
(26 January 1988 – 22 January 2014), shot in the heart
* —
Zurab Khurtsia (29 July 1960 – 18 February 2014), died of heart attack during demonstrations in Independence Square
* —
David Kipiani
David Kipiani ( ka, დავით ყიფიანი; 18 November 1951 – 17 September 2001) was a Georgian football midfielder and manager. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest player ...
(28 June 1980 – 21 February 2014), shot twice
On 16 February 2018, Taras Bilchuk was posthumously awarded the title ''Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes''.
Тарас Більчук був надзвичайно світлою людиною — Президент вручив орден Героїв Небесної Сотні доньці активіста
// Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України,
18 лютого 2018 р.
* — Taras Bilchuk (1960 – 14 August 2017)
See also
* List of people killed during Euromaidan
This is a list of people killed during the February 2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, part of the wider Euromaidan movement, and the early phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The list includes 130 identified individuals from both sides of the ...
References
External links
Laws of Ukraine «About the state awards of Ukraine»
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Euromaidan
Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine
Awards established in 2014
2014 establishments in Ukraine