Order of Njegoš () is an

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of the

Republic of Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

. It is established in 1993 by the

Constitution of Republika Srpska The Constitution of Republika Srpska () is the chief legal act of Republika Srpska, an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. The constitution was delivered by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska on 28 February 1992,Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a List of rulers of Montenegro, Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose ...

, the ''

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'' (Prince-bishop) of the

Principality of Montenegro The Principality of Montenegro () was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a Kingdom of Montenegro, kingdom by Nikola I of Montenegro, Nikola I, who then became King of M ...

from 1830 to 1851.

Ranks

Order of Njegoš is awarded for merits in education, culture and economy, and has three classes.

Notable recipients

* ''1993'' -

Grigorije Durić Grigorije Durić (; born Mladen Durić; 17 December 1967) is a Serbian Orthodox archbishop who has been serving as the head of the Eparchy of Düsseldorf and all of Germany since 2018. He is a former head of the Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzego ...

* ''1993'' - Jefrem Milutinović * ''1996'' - Vojislav Topalović * ''1999'' -

Ognjen Tadić Ognjen Tadić ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Тадић; born 20 April 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician, lawyer, journalist and sociologist who served as member of the national House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he served as member of the ...

* ''2012'' -

Vojislav Koštunica Vojislav Koštunica ( sr-cyrl, Војислав Коштуница, ; born 24 March 1944) is a Serbian former politician who served as the last President of Serbia and Montenegro, president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the Prime Min ...

* ''2018'' -

Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix Suns, Miam ...

* ''2018'' -

Ivana Španović Ivana Španović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Шпановић, ; formerly Vuleta, sr-Cyrl, Вулета; born 10 May 1990) is a Serbian long jumper, the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 2023 World champion, a two-time 2018 IAAF World Indoor Champi ...

* ''2024'' - Mirko Pajčin

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Republic of Srpska Awards established in 1993 {{orders-medals-stub

Ranks

Notable recipients

See also

References