Order of the Liberator

Summary

The Order of the Liberator was the highest distinction of Venezuela and was appointed for services to the country, outstanding merit and benefits made to the community. For Venezuelans the order ranks first in the order of precedence from other orders, national and foreign.

Order of the Liberator
Venezuelan Order of the Liberator - Grand Cross
Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator Simón Bolívar
Awarded by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
TypeOrder
StatusAwarded until 2010
GradesGrand Collar
Grand Cordon
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Ribbon bar of the Order of the Liberator

The President of Venezuela is the Chief of the Order and has the faculty of appointing. By right, he wears the Collar of the Order.

The order was created by Antonio Guzmán Blanco on September 14, 1880, and reformed in 1922 under the presidential term of Juan Vicente Gómez, the Order has as precedent the Medal of Distinction with the bust of the Liberator created on March 11, 1854 under the presidency of José Gregorio Monagas and before that, the Order of the Liberators created by Simón Bolívar in 1813.

In 2010, the National Assembly of Venezuela decided to officially abolish the order and replace it with the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela.[1]

Grades edit

  • Collar
  • First Class (Grand Cordon)
  • Second Class (Grand Officer)
  • Third Class (Commander)
  • Fourth Class (Officer)
  • Fifth Class (Knight)
Ribbon bars of the Order of the Liberator
 
Knight
 
Officer
 
Commander
 
Grand Officer
 
Grand Cordon
 
Collar

Recipients edit

Collars edit

Officer edit

Abolishment and replacement edit

In 2010, the National Assembly of Venezuela decided to officially abolish the order and replace it with the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela, a revival of the medal created by Simón Bolívar in 1813 to honor participants of the Admirable Campaign.[1]

The new order, unlike its predecessor, has 3 classes, in ascending order:

  • Arrow of the Liberators
  • Lance of the Liberators
  • Sword of the Liberators

The President is the order's Grand Master, and has full authority over appointments to the Order. He or she wears the collar of the Sword of the Liberators class of the order.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Exposición de motivos ley "Orden Libertadores y Libertadoras de Venezuela" National Assembly (Venezuela) (in Spanish)
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  3. ^ El Rey, en la conmemoración del bicentenario de la integración venezolana Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
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  10. ^ "Turkey determined to enhance ties with Venezuela: Erdoğan - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Chile's Bachelet, Venezuela's Chavez Agree to Ease Political Tensions". Voice of America. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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  • Gaceta Oficial de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela - Ley sobre Condecoracion de la Orden del Libertador 13 de Junio de 1922 (Spanish)