National Order of the Lion

National Order of the Lion
Badge of the Grand Cross
Awarded by Senegal
TypeState
Established22 October 1960; 64 years ago (1960-10-22)
MottoFrench: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith")
StatusActive
Grand MasterMacky Sall
Grand ChancellorOusmane Ibrahima Sall [fr]
Classes
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Order of Merit [fr]

Ribbon

The National Order of the Lion (French: Ordre national du Lion du Sénégal) is the highest order of Senegal.[1]

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.[2] It is awarded for distinguished contributions,[3] both civil and military.[1] The order is one of two national orders of Senegal, the other one being the Order of Merit [fr]. 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.[3]

The President of Senegal is the Grand Master of the order and chairs the Council of the Order composed of ten people.[4] The Grand Chancellery of the order is under the Protocol Division of the Cabinet of Senegal.[5] The Grand Chancellor is counter admiral Ousmane Ibrahima Sall [fr].[6] The insignia, manufactured by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris,[7] bear the words "République du Sénégal ("Republic of Senegal") and the Senegalese national motto in French: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith").[1] The ribbon is green.[8] The start of the order is featured in the coat of arms of Senegal.[9]

  1. ^ a b c Sainty, Guy Stair; Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal, eds. (2006). World Orders of Knighthood and Merit. Vol. 2. Wilmington: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1556. ISBN 978-0-9711966-7-4.
  2. ^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of the Lion". World Awards. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "National orders". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Décorations du Sénégal". semon.fr (in French). 28 November 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "The Cabinet". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Macky Sall nomme le contre-amiral Ousmane Sall". EnQuete+ (in French). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Senegalin Leijonan ritarikunnan suurristi ja rintatähti; kunniamerkki". Finna (in Finnish and English). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Senegal: Order of the Lion". Medals of the World. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ de Vries, Hubert (18 March 2009). "Sénégal". hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2022.