Order of the Friendship of Peoples (Belarus)

For other uses, see Order of the Friendship of Peoples.

The Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarusian: Ордэн Дружбы народаў) is a state award of the Republic of Belarus. It is the highest award of the Republic of Belarus for foreign citizens.

Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of Friendship (obverse)
Type	Single grade order
Awarded for	Strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples
Presented by	Belarus
Eligibility	Belarusian nationals and foreign nationals
Status	Active
Established	2002
Ribbon of the Order of Friendship
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Order "For Personal Courage"
Next (lower)	Order of Honor

Statute of the order

The Order of Friendship of Peoples is awarded to citizens:

• for a significant contribution to the strengthening of peace, friendly relations and cooperation between states, the consolidation of society and the unity of peoples;
• for especially fruitful activities for the convergence and mutual enrichment of national cultures;
• for high achievements in international public, charitable and humanitarian activities;
• for a great personal contribution to the development and multiplication of the spiritual and intellectual potential of the Republic of Belarus, active work to protect human rights and his social interests;
• for special services in the development of foreign economic activity, democracy and social progress.

The Order of Friendship of Peoples is worn on a neck ribbon.

Notable recipients (partial list)

Belarus

• Pyotr Klimuk

Post-USSR nations

• Vladimir Putin, President of Russia^[1][2]
• Boris Gromov, Soviet-Russian general
• Yury Luzhkov, Mayor of Moscow
• Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
• Valentina Matviyenko
• Gennady Zyuganov, General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party^[3][4]
• Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic^[5][6]
• Borys Paton, former head of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Ilýa Weljanow, Turkmen diplomat and Soviet general^[7][8]
• Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan^[9][10]
• Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan^[11]
• Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan^[12][13]
• Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan^[14]

Other nations

• Cao Gangchuan, chairman of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China.
• Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela^[15]
• René Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.^[16]
• Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt^[17][18]
• Tomislav Nikolić, President of Serbia^[19][20]

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus