National Order of Mali

Honorary distinction of Mali

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National Order of Mali

Awarded by President of Mali
Established| 31 May 1963
Status| Currently constituted
Grades| Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Ribbon of the order

The National Order of Mali (French: Ordre National du Mali) is the highest of honorific orders of Mali.

## History

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The National Order of Mali was founded on 31 May 1963[1] to celebrate the independence of the country acquired in 1960 after decades of French colonisation. As such, the order was granted to deserving personalities to the state and could also be granted to foreign heads of state as a sign of friendship.

## Classes

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The Order consists of the following classes of merit:[1]

Ribbon bars

Grand Cross | Grand Officer | Commander | Officer | Knight

## Recipients

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* Sira Diop, Malian educator and trades unionist, Grand officier, 2005
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey[2]
* Kim Il Sung, President of North Korea[3]
* Kim Song-ae, wife of Kim Il Sung[3]
* Kim Jong Il, heir apparent of Kim Il Sung[4]

## Insignia

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The medal of the Order is composed on the model of French Legion of Honor with a ten-pointed yellow outer cross, each point ending in a gold pearl and a ten-pointed smaller inner red cross, edged in gold. At the center of the crosses is a medallion of red enamel with the letters "RM" ("République du Mali"), surrounded by a golden ring, bearing the phrase "ORDRE NATIONAL" ("National Order") in red letters above and two crossed laurel branches under.

The plaque  has the same design as the medal, on an eight-pointed "silver rays" star.

The ribbon is yellow with a green border on one side and a red one on the other,[1] which remember the colours of the national flag of Mali.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Republic of Mali: National Order". Medals of the World. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
2. ^ "Primary targets of organizations such as DAESH, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram have always been Muslims". Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey. No. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
3. ^ a b Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, Part 3. Reading: Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. May 1976. p. A–5. OCLC 976978783.
4. ^ Kim, Mi Ye (2021). "Infinite Admiration for the Great Person" (PDF). Pictorial Korea. Vol. 782, no. 2\. pp. 1–9\. ISSN 1727-9208,1-9&rft.date=2021&rft.issn=1727-9208&rft.aulast=Kim&rft.aufirst=Mi+Ye&rft_id=https://kkfonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dpr-Korea-Juche-110-2.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:National+Order+of+Mali" class="Z3988"> p. 5.