The Order of National Liberation ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Orden narodnog oslobođenja, Орден народног ослобођеља) was a decoration of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...
, the fifth-highest decoration in the series of Yugoslav decorations. The order was founded by
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his death ...
on 15 August 1943. It was awarded for "outstanding contribution in organizing and directing the uprising and the creation and development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". It was designed by
Croatian sculptor
Antun Augustinčić in 1945. It is in the form of a badge worn on the left of the chest.
See also
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Sources
* ''
General Encyclopedia''.
Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute. Zagreb. 1980.
*
Prister, Boris. ''Odlikovanja''. Povijesni muzej hrvatske. Zagreb. 1984.
{{SFRY decorations
Awards established in 1943
Orders, decorations, and medals of Yugoslavia