The Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng is a civilian order of the Republic of China. The Chinese characters for "Chung-cheng", the Chinese name of President Chiang Kai-shek, are inscribed on the main medal, while the accompanying medal has a picture of the Republic of China Constitution. The order was instituted in 1980 and has no ranks.[1] Abolition of the order has been discussed since 2017, and a moratorium on its conferral has been in place since then.[2]
Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng 中正勳章 | |
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Type | Single-grade Grand Cordon |
Description | The characters "Chung-cheng", the Chinese name of the late President Chiang Kai-shek, are inscribed on the main medal, while the accompanying medal has a picture of the ROC Constitution. |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Presented by | President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Eligibility | Civilian who had outstanding contributions to the Three Principles of the People, Anti-communism, Revival of Chinese Culture and constitutional democracy. |
Status | Active |
Established | 11 January 1980 |
First awarded | Gu Zhutong |
Last awarded | Wu Den-yih |
Total | 12 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Dr. Sun Yat-sen |
Next (lower) | Order of Propitious Clouds |
Recipients
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External links
edit- "Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
References
edit- ^ "Civilian orders".
- ^ Chung, Li-hua; Yeh, Esme (27 October 2024). "Discussion on Chiang order needed: ministry". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 October 2024.