Order_of_the_National_Hero_(Belize)

Order of the National Hero (Belize)

Order of the National Hero (Belize)

Highest honor of Belize

The Order of the National Hero is the highest honour awarded by the government of Belize. The Order of the National Hero is given for "extraordinary and outstanding achievement and merit in service to Belize or to humanity at large." Unlike the lower Order of Belize which can be awarded to foreign dignitaries, only Belizean citizens are eligible for the Order of the National Hero.

Quick Facts Type, Awarded for ...

The order was instituted on 16 August 1991. As of 2019 the Order of the National Hero has been awarded three times, twice posthumously.[1]

Recipients

References

  1. [1]
    National Heroes of Belize, Caribbean Elections. (accessed 24 October 2014)
  2. [2]
    "Belizean National Heroes". Belize National Library Service and Information System (BNLSIS). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Phillip Goldson Will BE Named National Hero", Tropical Vision Limited, September 3, 2008. (accessed 24 October 2014)


Stub icon

This Belize-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article related to orders, decorations, and medals is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Order_of_the_National_Hero_(Belize), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.