Order of the Condor of the Andes

The Order of the Condor of the Andes (Spanish: La Orden del Cóndor de los Andes) is a state decoration of the Plurinational State of Bolivia instituted on 12 April 1925.^[1] The Order is awarded for exceptional merit, either civil or military, shown by Bolivians or foreign nationals. There are six grades: Grand Collar, Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, and Knight.

Ribbon bars
Grand Collar	Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Officer	Knight

Recipients

Recipients of the Order include:

• Pope Francis.
• Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor.
• Xavier Albó Corrons, Jesuit priest, expert in the indigenous peoples of Bolivia.
• Adolfo Costa du Rels, Bolivian author and diplomat.
• Charles de Gaulle, French president.
• Jimmy Doolittle, USAF General, Doolittle Raid Leader.
• Ernesto Galarza, Mexican-American activist.
• Clark Hewitt Galloway.
• Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom.
• Javier del Granado, Bolivian poet.
• Walter Montenegro, Bolivian author, journalist, and diplomat.
• Ileana Leonidoff, Russian dancer and choreographer, who founded the Ballet Oficial de Bolivia^[2].
• Marcelo Ostria Trigo, Bolivian author and diplomat.
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
• Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia.
• Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator^[3].
• Sukarno, Indonesian leader.
• Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavian leader.
• Merle Tuve, American scientist.
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Carlos Lampe, Bolivian football player and notorious brick wall.
• Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister.
• Andrew B. Shea, President of Pan American Grace Airlines (Panagra)

In 2002 the Order was awarded to the Pan American Health Organization.^[4]

References

• online description