Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic | |
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Type | Award |
Awarded for | exceptional services to the state and people, the accomplishment of the heroic feat in the name of freedom and independence of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Presented by | Kyrgyzstan |
Established | April 16, 1996 |
First awarded | February 4, 1997 |
Total | 24 |
Total recipients | Absamat Masaliyev, Turdakun Usubalijev |
Related | Hero of Russia, Hero of Ukraine |
The title Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Баатыры) is a state award of the Kyrgyz Republic. It was established on 16 April 1996 by the law "On the establishment of state awards of the Kyrgyz Republic".[1] As of June 2014, 23 people have been awarded the title.[2]