Order of Luthuli
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| type = Civil order
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| awarded_for = Contributions to the struggle for democracy, human rights, nation-building, justice, peace and conflict resolution.
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| established = 30 November 2003
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The Order of Luthuli is a South African honour. It was instituted on 30 November 2003 and is awarded by the President of South Africa for contributions to the struggle for democracy, human rights, nation-building, justice, or peace and conflict resolution.{{Cite web |title=The Order of Luthuli |url=https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/national-orders/order-luthuli-0 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=The Presidency}}{{cite news |title=The Order of Luthuli |work=The Presidency |publisher=Republic of South Africa |url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=orders/main.html#luthuli |url-status=dead |access-date=2007-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231656/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=orders%2Fmain.html#luthuli |archive-date=2007-04-20}}
The order is named after former African National Congress leader Chief Albert Luthuli, who was South Africa's first Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Classes
Symbols
The badge of the order is an equilateral triangle representing a flintstone above a clay pot. The flintstone depicts the sun rising above Isandhlwana, and the national flag, and it is flanked by two animal horns rising out of the clay pot, which bears the initials AL. Isandhlwana symbolises peace and tranquillity, and the leopardskin bands around the bases of the horns represent Chief Luthuli's headdress. The South African coat of arms is displayed on the reverse.
The ribbon is gold with a stripe of cream-coloured AL monograms down each edge, and recurring cream-coloured outlines of the flintstone, depicting the national flag, down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck.
Members
See also
References
- South African Government Gazette No 25799 (2 December 2003)
- [http://www.info.gov.za/ South African Government website]
Citations
External links
- [http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/orders/index.htm/ South African government website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130506044954/http://samw.hwmw.net46.net/ South African Medals Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120501214512/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=774 Order of Luthuli: Organization, Symbolism, Design, and Members]
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Category:Orders of South Africa