The Order of Good Hope or Order of the Cape of Good Hope is a dormant order of merit of the Republic of South Africa.
Order of Good Hope | |
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Awarded by South Africa | |
Type | Order |
Motto | Spes Bona (Latin, "Good Hope") |
Awarded for | Foreigners for promoting international relations and the interests of South Africa. Between 1980 and 1988 it was also awarded to South African citizens. |
Status | Dormant |
Grades | Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Member (88-02) |
Former grades | Grand Collar (73-88) |
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First induction | 1973 |
Last induction | 2000 |
Ribbon bar of the order |
The Order of Good Hope was founded in 1973, by the republican government of South Africa, to grant those who had distinguished themselves in the promotion of international relationships and to have sensibilised the general interest towards South Africa. It was abolished in 2002.[citation needed]
President Nelson Mandela had announced his intention to reform the Order. The new South African government saw the Order as a relic of apartheid, above all because the insignia was considered too European (the rays, the colours, the anchor and the Latin motto of the Order.[citation needed] The insignia was also costing the government around 11,000 rand per initiate.[citation needed] In its place was created the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo.
Awarded to foreign citizens (and, from 1980 to 1988, to South Africans too), for promoting international relations with the increasingly isolated apartheid state. The order was originally divided into five classes:[1]
The order was reorganised in 1988:
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March 1980: South Africa: The Order of Good Hope in the Grand Cross Class.