Order of the National Hero (Georgia)
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The Order of the National Hero (Georgian: ეროვნული გმირის ორდენი, erovnuli gmiris ordeni) is the highest honor awarded by the government of Georgia together with the title of National Hero. It was established in 2004.
| Order of National Hero | |
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 Order of the National Hero | |
Awarded by  Georgia | |
| Type | Single grade order |
| Established | 24 June 2004 |
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Statute
editThe Order of National Hero was established on 24 June 2004. It is conferred on individuals for an "exceptional, distinguishable heroic" service to Georgia. The award carries the monetary grant of 10,000 Georgian lari.[1]
Recipients
edit- Zhiuli Shartava – Georgian politician; posthumously, 2004.[2]
- Zaza Damenia – Georgian army corporal; posthumously, 2004.[3]
- John McCain – United States politician; 2010.[4]
- Lech Kaczyński – President of Poland; posthumously, 2010.[5]
- Zviad Gamsakhurdia – the first President of Georgia; posthumously, 2013.[6]
- Merab Kostava – Georgian Soviet-era dissident; posthumously, 2013.[6]
- Giorgi Mazniashvili – Georgian general; posthumously, 2013.[7]
- Kakutsa Cholokashvili – Georgian military officer and a commander of an anti-Soviet guerrilla movement in Georgia; posthumously, 2013.[8]
- Giorgi Kvinitadze – Georgian military commander; posthumously, 2013.[8]
- Grigol Peradze – Georgian churchman and scholar; posthumously, 2013.[7]
- Ekvtime Takaishvili – Georgian historian and archaeologist; posthumously, 2013.[7]
- Ambrosi – Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia; posthumously, 2013.[7]
- Mikheil Tsereteli – Georgian historian; posthumously, 2013.[7]
- Giorgi Antsukhelidze – Georgian army sergeant; posthumously, 2013.[9]
- Zurab Iarajuli – Georgian Air Force officer; posthumously, 2013.[10]
- Maro Makashvili – Georgian Red Cross nurse, the first woman to be awarded the Order; posthumously, 2015.[11]
- Guram Gabiskiria – Mayor of Sukhumi during the separatist war in Abkhazia; posthumously, 2017.[12]
- Zurab Chavchavadze – Soviet-era dissident; posthumously, 2018.[13]
- Kote Abkhazi – Georgian military officer, politician and public figure; posthumously, 2023.[14]
- Simon Bagration – Georgian military officer, member of the anti-Soviet national liberation movement; posthumously, 2023.[14]
- Giorgi Khimshiashvili – Georgian military officer, member of the anti-Soviet national liberation movement; posthumously, 2023.[14]
- Varden Tsulukidze – Georgian military commander, leader of the anti-Soviet national liberation movement; posthumously, 2023.[14]
- Aleksandre Andronikashvili – Georgian military commander, leader of the anti-Soviet national liberation movement; posthumously, 2023.[14]
- Jason Kereselidze – one of the leaders of the anti-Soviet national liberation movement, brother of Leo Kereselidze; posthumously, 2023.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Administration of President of Georgia. "სახელმწიფო ჯილდოები [State Awards]". President of Georgia (in Georgian). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Zhiuli Shartava remembered today". Georgian Public Broadcaster. First Channel. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Novikov, Vladimir; Sysoev, Gennady (28 August 2004). "Military Shakeup // Mikhail Saakashvili Calls for Order in the Army". Kommersant. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Sindelar, Daisy (12 January 2010). "Was That A Pistol In Misha's Pocket?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Saakashvili: 'Kaczynski Played Amazing Role in Fight for Georgia's freedom'". Civil Georgia. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b Kirtzkhalia, N. (27 October 2013). "Georgian president awards National Hero title posthumously to Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava". Trend. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Mikheil Saakashvili – Georgia will not kneel, or lick the conqueror's boots". InterPressNews. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b "State Awards Issued by Georgian Presidents in 2003-2015".
- ^ "Mother of fallen Georgian war hero dies". Agenda.ge. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "საქართველოს ეროვნული გმირის ზურაბ იარაჯულის გახსენება [In memoriam of Zurab Iarajuli, National Hero of Georgia]" (in Georgian). Info9. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "President of Georgia awards the title of National Hero to Maro Makashvili". The Administration of the President of Georgia. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "President Margvelashvili Awards Posthumously Guram Gabeskiria Title of National Hero". The Administration of the President of Georgia. 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "President Margvelashvili Posthumously Awards Title of National Hero to Zurab Chavchavadze". Administration of President of Georgia. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის განკარგულება N04/07/02 2023 წლის 4 ივლისი საქართველოს ეროვნული გმირის ორდენით დაჯილდოების შესახებ [1]
- ^ საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის განკარგულება N04/07/02 2023 წლის 4 ივლისი საქართველოს ეროვნული გმირის ორდენით დაჯილდოების შესახებ, Administration of the President of Georgia, 4 July 2023.