Order of Friendship (North Korea)

State order awarded by the government of North Korea

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

Order of Friendship

Chosŏn'gŭl|

친선훈장

Hancha|

親善勳章

Revised Romanization| Chinseon hunjang
McCune–Reischauer| Ch'insŏn hunjang

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

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### First Class

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Recipient  | Date  | Citizenship  | Ref

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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

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Recipient  | Date  | Citizenship  | Ref

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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]

## See also

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* North Korea portal
* Numismatics portal

* Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea

## Notes

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1. ^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of Friendship". World Awards. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e "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.
11. ^ 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.
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.
21. ^ a b "Order of DPRK Friendship Conferred". KCNA. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024 - via KCNA Watch.

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