North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal | |
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Type | Commemorative Medal |
Awarded for | Military service in North Africa between 1952 and 1964 |
Presented by | France |
Eligibility | French citizens and foreign nationals serving in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 11 January 1958 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Indochina Campaign commemorative medal |
Next (lower) | Middle East operations commemorative medal |
The Commemorative Medal for Security Operations and the Maintenance of Order (French: "Médaille Commémorative des Opérations de Sécurité et de Maintien de l'Ordre en Afrique du Nord") is a French commemorative medal established in the late 1950s for award to members of the French armed forces and French civil servants under military authority for service in French North Africa during the hectic years that would become the end of French colonialism in the region.[1]