The Humane Order of African Redemption, an

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presented by the government of

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, was founded on January 13, 1879 during the presidency of Anthony W. Gardiner. It is awarded for humanitarian work in Liberia, for acts supporting and assisting the Liberian nation and to individuals who have played a prominent role in the emancipation of

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and the pursuit of equal rights. The Order replaced the older Liberian "Lone Star Medal". The three grades of the Order are: ''* Grand Commander:'' The Grand Commander wears a wide ribbon on the right shoulder and the star of the Order on the left. ''* Knight Commander:'' The Knight Commander, wears a ribbon around the neck and a smaller but otherwise identical star. ''* Officer:'' The Officer wears a narrow ribbon with rosette on the left.

The Regalia of the Order

The medallion is a white enamel five pointed star with five gold balls on the points and golden rays between the arms. On the front of the star is the Coat of Arms of Liberia. On the reverse, the image of black people praying with broken chains under a cross with the motto "The love of liberty brought us here". The ribbon is red with one blue and three white stripes.

Recipients

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* A. Doris Banks Henries *

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Edward Wilmot Blyden Edward Wilmot Blyden (3 August 1832 – 7 February 1912) was an Americo-Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician who was primarily active in West Africa. Born in the Danish West Indies, he joined the waves of Americo-Liberians ...

* Anna E. Cooper * Varney Ebrima Dempster * Ijoma Robert Flemister *

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* Francis Gbassagee *

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Asa Grant Hilliard Asa G. Hilliard III (August 22, 1933 – August 13, 2007), also known as Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, was an African-American professor of educational psychology who worked on indigenous ancient African history (ancient Egyptian), culture, educat ...

* Marjon Kamara *

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* H.T. Maclin *

Francois Eugene Massaquoi Francois Eugene Massaquoi (died 16 April 2001) was a Liberian warlord and politician. Massaquoi led the Lofa Defense Force during the First Liberian Civil War, and later became a government minister. He died in 2001 under mysterious circumstance ...

* Andre Alvin Krauss *

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, missionary with

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* Carolyn A. Miller (1976) *

Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller (2 April 1859 – 11 August 1941) was a Dutch entrepreneur, diplomat and publicist. He started his career as a businessman, trading with East and West Africa. In his mid-twenties he travelled to Zanzibar, Mozambi ...

Dougbeh Chris Nyan Dougbeh Chris Nyan is a Liberian medical doctor, a biomedical research scientist, social activist and inventor. He specializes in infectious disease research. Education Nyan studied chemistry and zoology at the College of Science and Technology ...

George Thomas Reffell George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorg ...

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* David Meserve Thomas *

Alex J. Tyler Alex Jenekai Tyler (born 15 December 1963) is a Liberian politician who was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia from 2007 to 2016. He was first elected as the Representative for the 1st District of Bomi County in 2005. Tyler is a m ...

George Toe Washington George Toe Washington was a Liberian three-star general and political figure. He served as Army Chief of Staff under President William V.S. Tubman. In Liberia's 1997 Liberian general election, 1997 presidential election, he ran for the People's D ...

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Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy (; born 6 February 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana national teams. Managerial career Le Roy has had a varied manageria ...

* Cletus Wotorson *

Suraj Abdurrahman Suraj Alao Abdurrahman (9 September 1954 – 28 January 2015), was a Nigerian Army general who served as the Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia, with former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the Commander-in-Ch ...

Kimmie Weeks Kimmie Weeks (born December 6, 1981) is a Liberian human rights activist."Bi ...

* Joseph Boayue, former Secretary of Public Works

References

External links

Humane Order of African Redemption, Officer

Order of African Redemption, Commander - The OMSA Medal Database
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Humane Order of African Redemption The Humane Order of African Redemption, an order (honour), order presented by the government of Liberia, was founded on January 13, 1879 during the presidency of Anthony W. Gardiner. It is awarded for humanitarian work in Liberia, for acts supporti ...

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