Order of Merit (Cameroon)
Order of Merit Ordre du Mérite Camerounais | |
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Type | Order |
Awarded for | High services to the State |
Presented by | Cameroon |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Valour |
Next (lower) | Order of Agricultural Merit |
The Order of Merit is an order of knighthood of the Cameroon.
History[edit]
It is regulated by the ordonnance N° 72/24 of 30 November 1972. It is one of the four orders of Cameroon:[1]
- Order of Valour
- Order of Merit
- Order of Agricultural Merit
- Order of Sports Merit
Insignia[edit]
The ribbon of the order is yellow since 1972. It was made of red, yellow and green stripes earlier.
Grades[edit]
The Order of Merit is subdivided into four grades of merit:
- Grand Cordon
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
Recipients[edit]
Grand Cordons[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ National Orders of Cameroon (French)
External links[edit]
- "ORDONNANCE N° 72/24 DU 30/11/1972 Portant réorganisation des Ordres Nationaux et de la Grande Chancellerie de la République Unie du Cameroun" (PDF). Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform. Retrieved 13 April 2018.