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]
^ abcSainty, 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.
^Repetski, Ilja. "Order of the Lion". World Awards. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ ab"National orders". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"Décorations du Sénégal". semon.fr (in French). 28 November 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"The Cabinet". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"Macky Sall nomme le contre-amiral Ousmane Sall". EnQuete+ (in French). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"Senegalin Leijonan ritarikunnan suurristi ja rintatähti; kunniamerkki". Finna (in Finnish and English). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"Senegal: Order of the Lion". Medals of the World. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^de Vries, Hubert (18 March 2009). "Sénégal". hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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