Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
| Order of Bernardo O'Higgins | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by  the President of Chile  | |
| Type | Civil order | 
| Established | 28 April 1956 | 
| Country | |
| Eligibility | Foreign citizens | 
| Awarded for | Achievements in the field of arts, sciences, education, industry, trade, humanitarian and social cooperation | 
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Merit | 
| Next (lower) | Gabriela Mistral Order of Educational and Cultural Merit | 
The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Spanish: Orden de Bernardo O'Higgins) is an award issued by Chile. It is the highest civilian honor awarded to non-Chilean citizens. This award was established in 1965 and named after one of the founders of the Chilean state, the independentist general Bernardo O'Higgins, who was a leader of the struggle from 1810 to 1826 for independence of Spanish colonies which became Chile and Peru.
Grades
The order is made up of the following grades:
- Knight
 - Officer
 - Commander
 - Grand Officer
 - Grand Cross
 - Collar
 

 

Recipients
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván
 - Margot Benacerraf
 - Rafael Bielsa
 - Maria Cavaco Silva
 - Artur Chilingarov
 - Jack Dutton
 - Carlos Escudé
 - Bob Fulton, John Keenan and Robert Somerville[1][2][3]
 - Clark Hewett Galloway
 - Stanisław Gebhardt
 - Thomas Kerstiens
 - Antonio López-Istúriz White
 - Mike Medavoy
 - Adam Michnik
 - Alois Mock
 - Robert K. O'Neill
 - Óscar Osorio
 - Park Young-ju[4]
 - Ada Rogato
 - William Rudolph
 - Mercedes Sosa
 - Héctor Valdez Albizu
 - Stuart Van Dyke[5]
 - Maxime Verhagen
 - Max Westenhöfer
 
Grand Crosses
- Jan Peter Balkenende
 - Xavier Barcons (2020)[6]
 - Maria Cavaco Silva
 - Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
 - Piet de Jong
 - Ridzwan Dzafir (1996)[7]
 - Tim Fischer
 - Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (2002)
 - Roberto Kozak (1992)[8][9]
 - Mohammed VI of Morocco
 - Jan Pronk
 - Christopher Reeve[10]
 - Queen Silvia of Sweden
 - Sunao Sonoda
 - Tunku Abdullah (1995)
 - Tunku Naquiyuddin
 - Simon Wiesenthal
 
References
- ^ O'Neill, Andrea (1 April 2015). "Top honour for Rolls-Royce heroes". dailyrecord. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
 - ^ Ross, Peter (28 March 2015). "Scottish trio honoured for defying Pinochet". The Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
 - ^ Film, British Council (4 April 2019). "British Council Film: Nae Pasaran". British Council. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
 - ^ "<동정>칠레'베르나르도 오히긴스'훈장 받아 등". 문화일보 (in Korean). 26 April 2001.
 - ^ "Interview with Stuart Van Dyke" (PDF). Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
 - ^ "ESO Director General awarded Order of Bernardo O'Higgins". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
 - ^ "ENVOY'S AWARD". The Straits Times. 16 March 1996. p. 33. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
 - ^ "Item 000002 - Intervención del seùor Roberto Kozak en la ceremonia de condecoración con la orden de Bernardo O ´Higgins. - Archivo de Fondos y Colecciones". Archivomuseodelamemoria.cl. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
 - ^ "Latin America's Schindler: a forgotten hero of the 20th century | Ewen MacAskill | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
 - ^ "Chile honours Christopher Reeve, Superman". MercoPress. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
 
Sources
- Robert Werlich: Orders and Decorations of all Nations – Ancient and Modern – Civil and Military. Washington 1990.
 





