Order of the Condor of the Andes

The Order of the Condor of the Andes (Spanish: Orden del Cóndor de los Andes; OCA) is the highest state decoration of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. The award is bestowed by decision of the president of Bolivia for exceptional merit shown by Bolivian or foreign nationals, and can be conferred to both civilian and military personnel. It was established on 12 April 1925.^[1]

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Grand Collar	Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Officer	Knight

Order of the Condor of the Andes
Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor
Type	Order of merit with six regular classes
Established	12 April 1925
Country	Plurinational State of Bolivia
Eligibility	Civilian and military personnel

Recipients

Recipients of the Order include:

• Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor
• Xavier Albó Corrons, Jesuit priest, expert in the indigenous peoples of Bolivia
• Hernán Terrazas Céspedes, Bolivian general and Mayor of Cochabamba
• Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavian politician
• Carlos Calvo Calvimontes, Foreign Secretary of Bolivia
• Pedro Castillo, President of Peru
• Adolfo Costa du Rels, Bolivian author and diplomat
• Wendell C. Bennett, American archaeologist
• Jimmy Doolittle, USAF General, Doolittle Raid Leader
• Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
• Pope Francis
• Ernesto Galarza, Mexican-American activist
• Clark Hewitt Galloway
• Charles de Gaulle, French president
• Javier del Granado, Bolivian poet
• Ram Nath Kovind, President of India
• Carlos Lampe, Bolivian football player
• Ileana Leonidoff, Russian dancer and choreographer, who founded the Ballet Oficial de Bolivia.^[2]
• Marcelo Ostria Trigo, Bolivian author and diplomat
• Eva Perón, first-lady of Argentina
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Koča Popović, Yugoslav politician and general^[3][4]
• Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister
• Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
• Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator^[5]
• Sunao Sonoda, Japanese foreign minister
• Sukarno, Indonesian leader
• Johannes Leimena, Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
• Merle Tuve, American scientist
• María Eugenia del Valle, Chilean-Bolivian academic^[6]
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs

In 2002 the Order was awarded to the Pan American Health Organization.^[7]

See also

Orders, decorations, and medals of Bolivia