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Order of Liberty

{{Short description|National civil order of Portugal}}

{{For|the Ukrainian order of the similar name|Order of Liberty (Ukraine)}}

{{Infobox order

|title = Order of Liberty
Ordem da Liberdade

|image = 250px

|caption = Star of The Order of Liberty

|awarded_by = 18px Portuguese Republic

|type = Order

|motto =

|day =

|eligibility = Portuguese and foreign citizens; military or civilian

|for = Distinguished and important services rendered to the cause of democracy and freedom.{{cite web|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=131 |title=HISTÓRIA DA ORDEM DA LIBERDADE - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas |publisher=Ordens.presidencia.pt |access-date=2012-05-28 |language=pt}}

|status = Currently constituted

|head_title = Grand Master

|head = President of the Portuguese Republic

|head2_title = Chancellor

|head2 = Manuela Ferreira Leite

|commander =

|grades = Grand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Member

|former_grades =

|established = 1976

|first_induction =

|last_induction =

|total =

|recipients =

|individual =

|higher = Order of Prince Henry

|lower = Order of Camões

|image2 = 90px

|caption2 = Ribbon bar of the Order of Liberty

}}

File:Chain of order of liberty of portugal.jpg

The Order of Liberty, or the Order of Freedom ({{langx|pt|Ordem da Liberdade}}), is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the cause of democracy and freedom, in the defense of the values of civilization and human dignity. The order was created in 1976, after the Carnation Revolution of 1974 in which the corporatist authoritarian Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar and Marcello Caetano was deposed. The Grand Collar can also be given by the President of Portugal to former Heads of State and others whose deeds are of an extraordinary nature and particular relevance to Portugal, making them worthy of such a distinction.{{cite web |title=ORDEM DA LIBERDADE |url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=185 |access-date=2012-05-28 |website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas |publisher= |language=pt}} This can include political acts, physical acts of defense for Portugal, or the good representation of Portugal in other countries.

Grades

The order includes six classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are:[http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=132 Graus e Insignias Da Ordem Da Liberdade] - official website of the Order

  • 80px Grand Collar (Grande-Colar – GColL)
  • 80px Grand Cross (Grã-Cruz – GCL)
  • 80px Grand Officer (Grande-Oficial – GOL)
  • 80px Commander (Comendador – ComL)
  • 80px Officer (Oficial – OL)
  • 80px Knight/Dame (Cavaleiro – CvL / Dama – DmL)

Like the other Portuguese orders, the title of Honorary Member (Membro Honorário – MHL) can be awarded to institutions and locals.

List of Grand Collars of the Order of Liberty

= Portuguese recipients =

= Foreign recipients =

List of Grand Crosses of the Order of Liberty

= Foreign recipients =

See also

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/ordem_nacional_liberdade_lista.htm List of the Grand Collar of Freedom] {{in lang|pt}}

{{Orders, decorations and medals of Portugal}}

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Category:1976 establishments in Portugal

Category:Orders of chivalry of Portugal

Category:Orders of chivalry awarded to heads of state, consorts and sovereign family members