Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

The Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo is a South African honour.[1] It was instituted on 6 December 2002, and is granted by the President of South Africa, to foreign citizens who have promoted South African interests and aspirations through co-operation. solidarity, and support.

Order of the
Companions of O. R. Tambo
Badge (c. 2002)
Awarded by President of South Africa
TypeNational Order
StatusCurrently constituted
Grades
  • Supreme Companion
  • Grand Companion
  • Companion
Statistics
First induction10 December 2002
Total inductees110

Ribbon bar of the Order

The order is named after the late Oliver Tambo, who was the African National Congress's president-in-exile for many years.

Walking stick awarded with Order

Current classes

The three classes of appointment to the Order are, in descending order of precedence:

  • Supreme Companion of OR Tambo in gold, for heads of state and, in special cases, heads of government (SCOT)
  • Grand Companion of OR Tambo in silver, for heads of government, ministers of state, supreme court judges, presidents of legislatures, secretaries of state, ambassadors, commanders-in-chief (GCOT)
  • Companion of OR Tambo in bronze, for legislators, envoys, senior military officers (COT)

Symbolism

The badge of the order is oval, and depicts a symbol similar to that of the Taijitu between two arrowheads, framed by two mole snakes.[1] The symbol represents the meeting of diverse spiritual energies, and the snakes represent solidarity and support. The South African coat of arms is displayed on the reverse.

The ribbon is white, with recurring grey symbols down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck.

Recipients are also presented with a carved wooden walking stick, which has a serpent wound around the shaft and a spoon-shaped head displaying the badge of the order and the national arms. The walking stick symbolises support and solidarity, and a commitment to stand by the recipient in return.

Recipients
Name Grade Awarded
Olof Palme SCOT 10 December 2002[2]
Kenneth David Kaunda SCOT 10 December 2002
Mahatma Gandhi SCOT 10 December 2002
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane SCOT 16 June 2004[3][4]
Agostinho Neto SCOT 16 June 2004
Kwame Nkrumah SCOT 16 June 2004
Julius Nyerere SCOT 16 June 2004
Amílcar Cabral SCOT 16 June 2004
Salim Ahmed Salim SCOT 16 June 2004
Kofi Annan SCOT 16 June 2004
Salvador Allende SCOT 16 June 2004
Martti Ahtisaari SCOT 16 June 2004
Michael Manley SCOT 16 June 2004
Martin Luther King, Jr. SCOT 16 June 2004
Patrice Lumumba SCOT 16 June 2004
Ahmed Ben Bella SCOT 16 June 2004
Ernst Michanek GCOT 16 June 2004
Ramesh Chandra GCOT 16 June 2004
Barbara Castle GCOT 16 June 2004
Reiulf Steen GCOT 16 June 2004
Thorvald Stoltenberg GCOT 16 June 2004
Maxine Waters GCOT 16 June 2004
Vasily Grigoryevich Solodovnikov GCOT 16 June 2004
Robert Hughes GCOT 16 June 2004
Boudewijn Sjollema GCOT 16 June 2004
FIFA SCOT 29 October 2004[5]
Lennart Johansson SCOT 29 October 2004
Trevor Richards SCOT 29 October 2004
Ahmed Sékou Touré SCOT 29 October 2004
Gamal Abdel Nasser SCOT 29 October 2004
Dr. Cheddi Jagan SCOT 26 April 2005[6]
Ahmed Sukarno SCOT 26 April 2005
Diallo Telli SCOT 26 April 2005
Motsamai Keyecwe Mpho GCOT 26 April 2005
Jawaharlal Nehru GCOT 26 April 2005
Vladimir Gennadyevich Shubin GCOT 26 April 2005
Sheikh Yusuf SCOT 27 September 2005[7]
Modibo Keita SCOT 20 April 2006[8]
Seretse Khama SCOT 20 April 2006
King Sobhuza II SCOT 20 April 2006
King Moshoeshoe II SCOT 20 April 2006
Sotiris Mousouris GCOT 20 April 2006
Anthony Sampson GCOT 20 April 2006
Chief Joseph Leabua Jonathan SCOT 24 April 2007[9]
Dr. Eric Eustace Williams SCOT 24 April 2007
Shridath Ramphal SCOT 24 April 2007
Dr. Ali Al'amin Mazrui GCOT 24 April 2007
Michael Kitso Dingake GCOT 24 April 2007
Canon John Collins GCOT 24 April 2007
Harry Belafonte GCOT 24 April 2007
Mandlenkosi Aloysius Isaac Zwane COT 24 April 2007
Salman El-Herfi COT 24 April 2007
Chief Emeka Anyaoku SCOT 22 April 2008[10]
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon GCOT 22 April 2008
Philip Potter GCOT 22 April 2008
Per Wästberg GCOT 22 April 2008
Ron Dellums GCOT 22 April 2008
Harry Belafonte GCOT 22 April 2008
Jerry Dunfey GCOT 22 April 2008
Linda Biehl COT 22 April 2008
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz SCOT 27 March 2009[11]
BE. Dr. Christian Krause GCOT 27 March 2009
Sadako Ogata GCOT 27 March 2009
Marcelino dos Santos GCOT 27 March 2009
Bengt Säve-Söderbergh GCOT 27 March 2009
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo GCOT 27 March 2009
Jennifer Davis COT 27 March 2009
Anna Abdallah GCOT 2 December 2009[12]
Rev. William Cullen Wilcox GCOT 2 December 2009
Ida Belle Wilcox GCOT 2 December 2009
José Eduardo dos Santos SCOT 27 April 2010[13]
Joseph Blatter SCOT 27 April 2010
Jacques Rogge GCOT 27 April 2010
Issa Hayatou GCOT 27 April 2010
Herbert Kaiser GCOT 27 April 2010
Joy Kaiser GCOT 27 April 2010
Vernon Berrangé GCOT 27 April 2010
George Houser GCOT 27 April 2010
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva SCOT 27 April 2011[14]
Hélène Passtoors GCOT 27 April 2011
Viacheslav Shiryaev GCOT 27 April 2011
Edward M. Kennedy SCOT 27 April 2012[15]
Prof. Apollon B Davidson GCOT 27 April 2012
Randall Robinson GCOT 27 April 2012
Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham SCOT 27 April 2013[16]
Percival Noel James Patterson SCOT 27 April 2013
Enuga Screenivasulu Reddy GCOT 27 April 2013
Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson GCOT 27 April 2013
Dina Forti COT 27 April 2013
Giuseppe Soncini COT 27 April 2013
Lord Attenborough GCOT 27 April 2014[17]
Prof. Gwendolen Margaret Carter GCOT 27 April 2014
Jeanne-Martin Cissé GCOT 27 April 2014
Jerry David Dammers GCOT 27 April 2014
Danny Glover GCOT 27 April 2014
Quincy Delight Jones GCOT 27 April 2014
Thomas Karis GCOT 27 April 2014
Lord Kinnock GCOT 27 April 2014
Alexander Moumbaris GCOT 27 April 2014
Ruth Neto GCOT 27 April 2014
Alfre Woodard GCOT 27 April 2014
Brian Mulroney SCOT 27 April 2015[18]
Hashim Mbita SCOT 27 April 2015
Gareth Evans GCOT 27 April 2015
Lord Hain GCOT 27 April 2015
Vladimir Kazimirov GCOT 27 April 2015
Gay McDougall GCOT 27 April 2015
Lars Nordbo GCOT 27 April 2015
Andrey Urnov GCOT 27 April 2015
Dr. Lim Kok Wing GCOT 27 April 2015
Sam Nujoma SCOT 27 April 2018
Walter Khotso Makhulu[19] 25 April 2019

Refusals

On 28 January 2008, New Zealand anti-apartheid activist John Minto created a controversy over his letter to former South African President Thabo Mbeki after being nominated for the award, saying that he would refuse, on principle, to accept any award from the ANC.[20]

See also
  • South African civil honours

References
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