The Order of Victory of Socialism ( ro, "Ordinul «Victoria» Socialismului") was the highest distinction in the
Socialist Republic of Romania. This socialist order had no knights but rather several degrees. The 2nd degree was decorated with diamonds and gave the owner the right to bear the title of
Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania
The title Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Erou al Republicii Socialiste România) was the highest distinction in the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was modeled on the Soviet Union's highest award, the Hero of the Soviet Union tit ...
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Description
It consists of a five-pointed partially enamelled star of silver and bronze. The rays of the star are decorated with gilded points. The center of the star is decorated by a red or orange enamel wreath with teeth on the inside and a laurel wreath. The two flags below are those of the Communist Party of Romania and the
Romanian tricolour. Inside the wreath is a medallion with a map of Romania, a burning torch and the letter V for "Victoria" (Victory).
List of recipients
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Nicolae Ceaușescu (1971, 1978 and 1988)
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Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...
(1972)
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Zaharia Stancu (1972)
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Dolores Ibárruri
Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez (; 9 December 189512 November 1989), also known as (English: "the Passionflower"), was a Spanish Republican politician of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and a communist known for her slogan ''¡No Pasará ...
(1975)
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Leonid Brezhnev (1981)
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Erich Honecker (1987)
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Gustáv Husák (1988)
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Kim Il Sung
Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...
(1987)
Decretul nr. 64/1987 privind conferirea ordinului Victoria Socialismului tovarasului Kim Ir Sen, secretar general al Comitetului Central al Partidului Muncii din Coreea, presedintele Republicii Populare Democrate Coreene
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References
Military awards and decorations of Romania
Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania
1971 establishments in Romania
1989 disestablishments in Romania
Socialist Republic of Romania