Order_of_Valour
The Order of Valour is an order of knighthood of Cameroon.
Quick Facts Order of ValourOrdre de la Valeur, Awarded by Cameroon ...
| Order of Valour Ordre de la Valeur | |
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First version (1961-1972) | |
Awarded by  Cameroon | |
| Type | State order |
| Established | 1961 |
| Awarded for | High services to the State |
| Grand Master | President of Cameroon |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit |
Ribbon bar of the order | |
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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 - 5 grades : GC, GO, Com, Off. and Knight
- Order of Merit - Grand Cordon, Commander, Officer, Knight
- Order of Agricultural Merit - Commander, Officer, Knight
- Order of Sports Merit - 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class
The ribbon of the order is red.
The Order of Valour is subdivided into five grades of merit :
- Grand Cordon
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
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- National Orders of Cameroon (French)
- "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.
- World Medals Index, Cameroon: Order of Valour