Order of Roraima of Guyana
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The Order of Roraima of Guyana is the second highest National Award of
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
, and is limited to only thirty five living Guyanese recipients. Established in 1976, it is awarded to any citizen of Guyana who has given outstanding service to the nation. Citizens of foreign nations who are deemed eligible may be appointed as honorary members of the order.


Recipients

* Désirée Bernard *
Harold Bollers Sir Harold Brodie Smith Bollers (5 February 1915 – 26 December 2006) was a Guyanese born lawyer, who served as Chief Justice of Guyana. Bollers was born in Georgetown, Guyana, educated at Queen College, Guyana and read law at King's College L ...
* Viola Burnham * Martin Carter *
Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Ki ...
* Edward Luckhoo *
Mary Noel Menezes Sister Mary Noel Menezes OR (14 July 1930 – 31 August 2022) was a Guyanese Roman Catholic nun and historian. She was involved with the University of Guyana from 1967 to her death in 2022, as a lecturer, head of department, full professor, and ...
Professor Mary Noel Menezes RSM
The Integrationist Caribbean. Retrieved 2 September 2022. *
Mia Mottley Mia Amor Mottley, (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold ...
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Sase Narain Sase Narain (27 January 1925 – 25 August 2020) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1971 to 1992, becoming the longest serving Speaker in Guyana. Early life Sase Narain was born ...
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Jane Phillips-Gay Jane Phillips-Gay, CCH (2 November 1913 – 21 February 1994) was an Afro-Guyanese trade unionist and an ordained minister. She was an advocate of women's rights, formed one of the first women's political organizations in the country and served as ...
* Freundel Stuart


References

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See also

* Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana Awards established in 1976 1976 establishments in Guyana