National Order of the Lion

Badge of the Grand Cross

Awarded by Senegal
Type| State
Established| 22 October 1960; 64 years ago (1960-10-22)
Motto| French: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith")
Status| Active
Grand Master| Macky Sall
Grand Chancellor| Ousmane Ibrahima Sall [fr]
Classes|

Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Precedence
Next (higher)| None
Next (lower)| Order of Merit [fr]

Ribbon

The National Order of the Lion (French: Ordre national du Lion du Sénégal) is the highest order of Senegal.[1]

The order was instituted by Law 60-36 of 22 October 1960 and was awarded to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I The FIRST as The Grand Cross of The National Order of the Lion of Judah, later modified by Law 62-416 of 11 July 1962, and by Law 64-06 of 24 January 1964.[2] It is awarded for distinguished contributions,[3] both civil and military.[1] The order is one of two national orders of Senegal, the other one being the Order of Merit [fr]. Because the National Order of the Lion is awarded only sparingly to keep it in high esteem, the other order was established to recognize contributions that would otherwise be neglected.[3]

The President of Senegal is the Grand Master of the order and chairs the Council of the Order composed of ten people.[4] The Grand Chancellery of the order is under the Protocol Division of the Cabinet of Senegal.[5] The Grand Chancellor is counter admiral Ousmane Ibrahima Sall [fr].[6] The insignia, manufactured by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris,[7] bear the words "République du Sénégal ("Republic of Senegal") and the Senegalese national motto in French: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith").[1] The ribbon is green.[8] The start of the order is featured in the coat of arms of Senegal.[9]

## Ranks

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Star of the Grand Cross

The order has the following five classes: Grand Cross (grand-croix), Grand Officer (grand officier), Commander (commandeur), Officer (officier), and Knight (chevalier).[1] Membership in the order is limited to 25 Grand Crosses, 100 Grand Officers, 200 Commanders, 1,000 Officers, and 5,000 Knights, not including foreign members.[4]

Ribbon bars[10]

Grand Cross |
Grand Officer |
Commander |
Officer |
Knight

## Recipients

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President of Senegal Macky Sall, the Grand Master of the order

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* Grand Crosses
* Haile Selassie I
* Akihito
* Albert II, Prince of Monaco
* Emmanuel Macron
* Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
* Jean-Bédel Bokassa
* Juan Carlos I[citation needed]
* Kim Jong-il[11]
* Macky Sall[12]
* Pieter van Vollenhoven
* Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[13]
* Tarja Halonen
* Xi Jinping[14]
* Grand Officers
* Aga Khan IV
* Juliette Bonkoungou
* Salim Ahmed Salim
* Édouard Mendy[15]
* Sadio Mané[15]
* Ismaïla Sarr[16]
* Colin Powell
* Commanders
* Julius E. Coles
* Jean-Philippe Douin
* Pierre Joxe
* Jacques Paul Klein
* Jacques Lanxade
* François Lecointre
* Frédéric Luz[17]
* Jean Miot
* Ndioro Ndiaye
* Benoît Puga
* Jean-Christophe Rufin
* Torild Skard
* Pierre de Villiers
* Didier Raoult[18][19]
* Knights
* Germaine Acogny
* Mbaye Diagne[20]
* Esther Kamatari
* Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye
* Aminata Sow Fall[21]
* Papa Abdoulaye Seck[22]

## See also

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* Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Sainty, Guy Stair; Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal, eds. (2006). World Orders of Knighthood and Merit. Vol. 2\. Wilmington: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1556\. ISBN 978-0-9711966-7-4.
2. ^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of the Lion". World Awards. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
3. ^ a b "National orders". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. ^ a b "Décorations du Sénégal". semon.fr (in French). 28 November 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
5. ^ "The Cabinet". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
6. ^ "Macky Sall nomme le contre-amiral Ousmane Sall". EnQuete+ (in French). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
7. ^ "Senegalin Leijonan ritarikunnan suurristi ja rintatähti; kunniamerkki". Finna (in Finnish and English). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
8. ^ "Senegal: Order of the Lion". Medals of the World. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
9. ^ de Vries, Hubert (18 March 2009). "Sénégal". hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
10. ^ Barrio, Antonio Prieto. "Senegal | Sénégal". Militaria (in English and French). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
11. ^ "Grand Cross of National Order of Lion and the Certificate". Korea Today. Vol. 707, no. 5\. 2015. ISSN 0454-4072.
12. ^ "Biography". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
13. ^ "Senegal is a valuable friend and a strategic partner of ours". tccb.gov.tr. Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
14. ^ "Senegal awards President Xi honorary medal for 'distinguished services'". WatsupAsia.
15. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". 9 February 2022.
16. ^ "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
17. ^ "Decret No. 2004-611 du 30 avril 2004". Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French) (6169). St. Louis: Imprint officielle de l'etat Sénégal. 3 July 2004. OCLC 6217724.
18. ^ "Le professeur Didier Raoult élevé à la dignité de commandeur dans l'ordre national du lion par Macky Sall" (in French). 30 March 2021.
19. ^ "Sénégal: le Pr Didier Raoult élevé au rang de Commandeur de l'Ordre national du Lion" (in French). 31 March 2021.
20. ^ "Decret No. 2005-515 du 1er juin 2005 portant nomination dans l'Ordre national du Lion Ã titre posthume". Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French) (6230). St. Louis: Imprint officielle de l'etat Sénégal. 16 July 2005. OCLC 6217724.
21. ^ Sane, Idrissa (14 March 2006). "Sénégal: Rencontre des femmes écrivains à Gorée : Aminata Sow Fall donnée en exemple à la nouvelle génération". allAfrica.com (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
22. ^ "Papa AbdoulayeSECK (Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'équipement rural) - Abidjan.net Qui est Qui". Abidjan.net. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

## Further reading

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* Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French). St. Louis: Imprint officielle de l'etat Sénégal. OCLC 6217724.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
* Roffignac, Nicolas de (2000). Ordres et médailles des pays d'Afrique: à l'époque post-coloniale, de 1960 à nos jours (in French). Paris: N. de Roffignac. ISBN 978-2-9513847-0-5.
* Touré, Mamadou Lamdou (2010). La symbolique nationale du Sénégal (in French). Dakar: Doro Éditions. OCLC 489448201.

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