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The Order of Ľudovít Štúr ( sk, Rad Ľudovíta Štúra) is the third highest Slovak
state decoration A state decoration is an object, such as a medal or the insignia of an order, that is awarded by a sovereign state to honor the recipient. The term includes: *Civil awards and decorations *Military awards and decorations See also * State order ...
(after the
Order of the White Double Cross The Order of the White Double Cross ( sk, Rad Bieleho dvojkríža) is the highest state decoration of the Slovak Republic. The Order was instituted on 1 March 1994 after Slovakia became independent on 1 January 1993. It continues the Czechoslova ...
and the Order of Andrej Hlinka) conferred by the
President of the Slovak Republic The president of the Slovak Republic ( sk, Prezident Slovenskej republiky) is the head of state of Slovakia and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The president is directly elected by the people for five years, and can be elected for ...
upon the proposal of the
government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
. The president, who is a recipient, 1st Class, of the order by virtue of holding office, is not obligated to respect the proposal. The medal is awarded to Slovak citizens who have made exceptional contributions to democracy and human rights, the defence and security of the republic, or for exceptionally significant merit in the fields of politics, state management and administration, the development of the national economy, science and technology, culture, art, education, sports, and for significant spread of the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad. The Order of Ľudovít Štúr, instituted on 2 February 1994, is bestowed annually on 1 September, on the occasion of the anniversary of the approval of the
Constitution of Slovakia A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these princip ...
. It is named after the Slovak poet, philosopher, politician, and writer
Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Velislav Štúr (; hu, Stur Lajos; 28 October 1815 – 12 January 1856), known in his era as Ludevít Štúr, (pen names : B. Dunajský, Bedlivý Ludorob, Boleslav Záhorský, Brat Slovenska, Ein Slave, Ein ungarischer Slave, Karl Wi ...
(1815–1856).


Classes

The award has two types—civil and military; each type has three classes, ranked by degree of merit.


Selected recipients

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* František Zvarík * Miroslav Kusý *
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* Vojtech Zamarovský *
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* Branislav Varsik *
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* Zuzana Žirková *
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1st Class, military *
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* Rudolf Viest *
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2nd Class, civil * Vojtech Zamarovský * Alfréd Wetzler * Imrich Andrejčák *
Miroslav Šatan Miroslav Šatan (; born 22 October 1974) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey right winger, who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), five in the Tipos Extraliga, and three in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Play ...
* Bohdan Warchal *
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* Mirosław Iringh *
Jozef Plachý Jozef Plachý (born 28 February 1949) is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia. He competed for Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechos ...
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Zdeno Chára Zdeno Chára (; born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals between 1997 a ...
2nd Class, military *
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3rd Class, civil * Michal Drobný * Elena Lacková * Eva Siracká * Ján Riapoš *
Michal Mertiňák Michal Mertiňák (born 11 October 1979) is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. ...
* Peter Solan *
Vladimír Godár Vladimír Godár (born 16 March 1956, in Bratislava) is a Slovak classical and film score composer. He is also known for his collaboration with the Czech violinist, singer, and composer Iva Bittová. As an academic, he is a writer, editor, and ...


References

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External links


President of the Slovak Republic
official website
State Honours, Orders & Decorations
– website of the Slovak Republic (archived) Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovakia Awards established in 1994 1994 establishments in Slovakia