The Order of Merit is an order of knighthood of the
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the ...
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History
It is regulated by the ordonnance N° 72/24 of 30 November 1972. It is one of the four orders of
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the ...
The ''ribbon'' of the order is yellow since 1972. It was made of red, yellow and green stripes earlier.
Grades
The Order of Merit is subdivided into four grades of merit :
* Grand Cordon
* Commander
* Officer
* Knight
Recipients
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Ulric Cross
Philip Louis Ulric Cross (1 May 1917 – 4 October 2013) was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II. He is credited with helping to prevent som ...
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Cyprien Katsaris
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Françoise Foning
Françoise Foning (1949 – 23 January 2015) was a Cameroonian businessperson and politician for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). She began a career in business at age 12, opening a restaurant before entering into the tourism, ...
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
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Josip Broz Tito
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*{{cite web, title=ORDONNANCE N° 72/24 DU 30/11/1972 Portant réorganisation des Ordres Nationaux et de la Grande Chancellerie de la République Unie du Cameroun., url=http://www.minfopra.gov.cm/textes/REPARATIONS/ORDONNANCE%20N%C2%B0%2072-24%20DU%2030-11-1972%20sur%20les%20ordes%20nationaux.pdf, publisher=Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform, accessdate=13 April 2018
Merit (Cameroon), Order ofMerit (Cameroon), Order ofOrders of meritAwards established in 1924