The National Order of the Lion () is the highest order of

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. The order was instituted by Law 60-36 of 22 October 1960 and was awarded to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I The FIRST as The Grand Cross of The National Order of the Lion of Judah, later modified by Law 62-416 of 11 July 1962, and by Law 64-06 of 24 January 1964. It is awarded for distinguished contributions, both civil and military. The order is one of two national orders of Senegal, the other one being the . Because the National Order of the Lion is awarded only sparingly to keep it in high esteem, the other order was established to recognize contributions that would otherwise be neglected. The

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is the Grand Master of the order and chairs the Council of the Order composed of ten people. The Grand Chancellery of the order is under the Protocol Division of the Cabinet of Senegal. The Grand Chancellor is counter admiral . The insignia, manufactured by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris, bear the words ("Republic of Senegal") and the Senegalese

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in French: ("One People, One Goal, One Faith"). The ribbon is green. The start of the order is featured in the

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Ranks

The order has the following five classes:

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(''grand-croix''), Grand Officer (''grand officier''),

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(''commandeur''),

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(''officier''), and

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(''chevalier''). Membership in the order is limited to 25 Grand Crosses, 100 Grand Officers, 200 Commanders, 1,000 Officers, and 5,000 Knights, not including foreign members.

Recipients

* Grand Crosses ** Haile Selassie I **

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** Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani **

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** Jean-Bédel Bokassa **

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** Kim Jong-il ** Macky Sall ** Pieter van Vollenhoven ** Princess Margriet of the Netherlands **

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** Tarja Halonen **

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* Grand Officers **

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** Édouard Mendy ** Sadio Mané ** Ismaïla Sarr **

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* Commanders ** Julius E. Coles ** Jean-Philippe Douin ** Pierre Joxe ** Jacques Paul Klein ** Jacques Lanxade ** François Lecointre ** Frédéric Luz ** Jean Miot ** Ndioro Ndiaye ** Benoît Puga ** Jean-Christophe Rufin ** Torild Skard ** Pierre de Villiers **

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* Knights ** Germaine Acogny ** Mbaye Diagne ** Esther Kamatari ** Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye ** Aminata Sow Fall ** Papa Abdoulaye Seck

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National orders
at the Presidency of Senegal
Les communiqués de la Présidence de la République du Sénégal

Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal
{{in lang, fr Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal

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Recipients

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