Grand Order of Francisco Morazán
| Grand Order of Francisco Morazán Gran Orden de Francisco Morazán | |
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Awarded by  El Salvador | |
| Type | State order |
| Established | 13 January 2021 |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Eligibility | Citizens and foriengers |
| Criteria | Awarded for service to the Republic of El Salvador |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | Nayib Bukele |
| Grand master | President (Nayib Bukele) |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 18 January 2021 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None, highest |
| Next (lower) | National Order of José Matías Delgado |
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The Grand Order of Francisco Morazán (Spanish: Gran Orden de Francisco Morazán) is a state order of El Salvador. It is the country's highest state order.
Description
[edit]According to the executive decree that established the Grand Order of Francisco Morazán, it can be awarded to anyone for service to the Republic of El Salvador or for possessing "civic, humanitarian, scientific, literary, [or] artistic virtues" ("virtudes cívicas, humanitarias, científicas, literarias, artísticas"). Salvadoran citizens and foreigners are eligible to receive the order. The president of El Salvador is the order's grand master.[1]
History
[edit]The Grand Order of Francisco Morazán was established as El Salvador's highest state order on 13 January 2021 by an execute decree issued by Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele.[1] The grand order was first awarded on 18 January 2021 by Bukele to Ronald D. Johnson, the then-outgoing United States ambassador to El Salvador.[2] Bukele initially created grand order to award it to Johnson.[3]
Notable recipients
[edit]- Armed Forces of El Salvador (15 September 2024)[4]
Ronald D. Johnson, United States ambassador to El Salvador (18 January 2021)[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Decreto Ejecutivo 2021-001" [Executive Decree 2021-001]. Government of El Salvador (in Spanish). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Camhaji, Elías; Alevar, Byran (11 December 2024). "Pragmático, Polémico e Íntimo de Bukele: el Rastro Salvadoreño de Ronald Johnson, el Hombre de Trump para México" [Pragmatic, Controversial, and Intimate with Bukele: the Salvadoran Trail of Ronald Johnson, Trump's Man for Mexico]. El País (in Spanish). Mexico City and San Salvador. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Calderón, Beatriz (18 January 2024). "Bukele Despide a Embajador Johnson y "Duda" Tener Amistad Igual con Quien lo Sustituirá" [Bukele Says Goodbye to Ambassador Johnson and "Doubts" Having a Similar Friendship with Who Will Replace Him]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Fuerza Armada Recibe la Cruz de Oro Francisco Morazán por su Defensa a los Valores Democráticos" [Armed Forces Receives the Gold Cross of Francisco Morazán for Its Defense of Democratic Values]. La Página (in Spanish). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Gobierno Condecora al Embajador de EE.UU. con la "Gran Orden Francisco Morazán"" [Government Awards the US Ambassador with the "Grand Order of Francisco Morazán"]. Contra Punto (in Spanish). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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