Order of Friendship (North Korea)

Order of Friendship
Chosŏn'gŭl	친선훈장
Hancha	親善勳章
Revised Romanization	Chinseon hunjang
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'insŏn hunjang

Order of Friendship
Order of Friendship;
Awarded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Type	State order
Established	25 July 1985
Country	North Korea
Eligibility	Foreigners
Criteria	International friendship
	; ;

The Order of Friendship (Korean: 친선훈장) is a state order awarded by the government of North Korea. It is restricted only to non-nationals. The order has two classes.

The order was established on 25 July 1985.^[1]

Recipients

First Class

Recipient	Date	Citizenship	Ref
Timo Ravela	1986	Finland	^[2]
Sakari Knuuttila	1986	Finland	^[2]
Anna-Liisa Jokinen [fi]	1986	Finland	^[2]
Hifikepunye Pohamba	20 March 2008	Namibia	^[3]
Liu Xiaoming	February 3, 2010	China	^[4]
Antonio Inoki	September 2010	Japan	^[5]
German Hermin Ferras Alvarez	November 18, 2015	Cuba	^[6]
Alexander Matsegora	November 23, 2015	Russia	^[7]
Johnny Hon	2007	Hong Kong	^{[citation needed]}
Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald		Australia	^{[citation needed]}
Jozef Servista	August 7, 2017	Czech Republic	^[8]
Li Jinjun	December 23, 2021	China	^[9]

Second Class

Recipient	Date	Citizenship	Ref
Ensio Laine	1986	Finland	^[2]
Matti Salminen	1986	Finland	^[2]
Masako Yamashita	May 2, 1997	Japan	^[10]
Jan Langer	1988	Czechoslovakia	^[11]
Ellsworth Culver	January 10, 2006	United States	^[12]
Norbert Vollertsen	1999	Germany	^[13]
Alejandro Cao de Benos	Unknown	Spain	^[14]
Nataša Weberová		Czech Republic	^[11]
Tony Michell		United Kingdom	^[15]^[16]
Pekka Leppänen [fi]	September 5, 2015	Finland	^[17]
Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald		Australia	^{[citation needed]}
Lukáš Vrobel	April 14, 2019	Czech Republic	^[18]
Miguel Alba	May 4, 1994	Mexico	^[19]^[20]
Mario Bogdanov	2024	Bulgaria	^[21]
Michael Prewett	2024	United Kingdom	^[21]

Notes

^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of Friendship". World Awards. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kunniamerkit". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 April 1986. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047.
^ "DPRK Friendship Order Conferred upon Namibian President". KCNA. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019.
^ "朝鲜授予中国驻朝大使刘晓明一级友谊勋章". Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ Joyce, Andrew (12 October 2010). "Antonio Inoki: Wrestling North Korea to Diplomacy?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "DPRK Order Awarded to Cuban Ambassador". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
^ "Russian Ambassador Awarded DPRK Order". Naenara. KCNA. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
^ "Návštěva a vyznamenání prvního místopředsedy česko-korejského přátelství v KLDR" [Visit and award of the first vice-chairman of Czech-Korean friendship in the DPRK]. kldr.info. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
^ "Choe Ryong Hae Meets Outgoing Chinese Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
^ "DPRK orders and medals awarded to Japanese figures". KCNA. 1997-05-03. Archived from the original on 1997-05-04.
^ ^a ^b "Seminář "Význam korejské revoluce pro mezinárodní pokrokové hnutí"" [Seminar: "The Importance of the Korean Revolution for the International Progress Movement"]. kldr.info. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
^ "Ellsworth Culver honored by North Korea for life's work". Mercy Corps. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ "DPRK Friendship Medal awarded to Germans". KCNA. 23 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
^ "About this webpage". korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
^ "Dr.Tony Michell of KABC Gathers Its Members at British Embassy in Seoul". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ Michell, Tony. "Tony Michell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Suomi-Korea-seura 45 vuotta" (PDF). Korean ystävät (in Finnish). No. 3. 2015. p. 4. ISSN 0359-9965.
^ "Vyznamenanie súdruha Lukáša Vrobela" [Award to Lucas Vrobel]. kldr.info. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
^ "Rare Medal Awarded by North Korea's First Supreme Leader Found on an E-commerce Website". The Korea Bizwire. 25 May 106. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ 국기헌 (2016-05-24). "496만원에 팝니다"…김일성 훈장 멕시코 중고품 사이트 매물로. 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Order of DPRK Friendship Conferred". KCNA. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via KCNA Watch.

[1] Repetski, Ilja. "Order of Friendship". World Awards. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[HS1986-2] "Kunniamerkit". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 April 1986. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047.

[3] "DPRK Friendship Order Conferred upon Namibian President". KCNA. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019.

[4] "朝鲜授予中国驻朝大使刘晓明一级友谊勋章". Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[5] Joyce, Andrew (12 October 2010). "Antonio Inoki: Wrestling North Korea to Diplomacy?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[6] "DPRK Order Awarded to Cuban Ambassador". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.

[7] "Russian Ambassador Awarded DPRK Order". Naenara. KCNA. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.

[8] "Návštěva a vyznamenání prvního místopředsedy česko-korejského přátelství v KLDR" [Visit and award of the first vice-chairman of Czech-Korean friendship in the DPRK]. kldr.info. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2019-04-20.

[9] "Choe Ryong Hae Meets Outgoing Chinese Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[10] "DPRK orders and medals awarded to Japanese figures". KCNA. 1997-05-03. Archived from the original on 1997-05-04.

[kldr.info-11] "Seminář "Význam korejské revoluce pro mezinárodní pokrokové hnutí"" [Seminar: "The Importance of the Korean Revolution for the International Progress Movement"]. kldr.info. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.

[12] "Ellsworth Culver honored by North Korea for life's work". Mercy Corps. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[13] "DPRK Friendship Medal awarded to Germans". KCNA. 23 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2007-07-10.

[14] "About this webpage". korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.

[15] "Dr.Tony Michell of KABC Gathers Its Members at British Embassy in Seoul". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[16] Michell, Tony. "Tony Michell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[17] "Suomi-Korea-seura 45 vuotta" (PDF). Korean ystävät (in Finnish). No. 3. 2015. p. 4. ISSN 0359-9965.

[18] "Vyznamenanie súdruha Lukáša Vrobela" [Award to Lucas Vrobel]. kldr.info. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.

[19] "Rare Medal Awarded by North Korea's First Supreme Leader Found on an E-commerce Website". The Korea Bizwire. 25 May 106. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[20] 국기헌 (2016-05-24). "496만원에 팝니다"…김일성 훈장 멕시코 중고품 사이트 매물로. 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[taekwondo-21] "Order of DPRK Friendship Conferred". KCNA. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via KCNA Watch.

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Order of Friendship (North Korea)

Recipients

First Class

Second Class

See also

Notes