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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Netherlands (6 C, 18 P) New Zealand Royal Honours System (7 C, 18 P) Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria (2 C, 4 P)
Country's highest decoration. "For his meritorious political, social and economic services to the people of Cuba and other countries". [80] [81] Commemorative Medal of the 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba: 23 December 2009 Prize of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Mexican Honors system consists of civil orders, decorations and medals that are conferred on citizens and foreigners in recognition of their services and achievements. Although the indigenous empires that made up modern Mexico had their own way of recognizing individuals, the current system traces its roots from colonial New Spain , and has ...
Award Name (English/Spanish) Date of creation Award criteria Hero of the Republic of Cuba Héroe de la República de Cuba: 10 December 1979 "Awarded to members of the Armed Forces and to any Cuban citizen or from friendly countries, for extraordinary merits and feats carried out in the defense of the homeland and the conquests of the Revolution or for exceptional contributions to the cause of ...
The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in total. [15] The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [16]
6.82 m WR: Sheila Sherwood Great Britain: 6.68 m Tatyana Talysheva Soviet Union: 6.66 m Shot put details: Margitta Gummel East Germany: 19.61 m WR: Marita Lange East Germany: 18.78 m Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union: 18.19 m Discus throw details: Lia Manoliu Romania: 58.28 m OR: Liesel Westermann West Germany: 57.76 m Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek ...
Map of the world showing the achievements of each country during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Gold for countries achieving at least one gold medal. Silver for countries achieving at least one silver medal. Brown for countries achieving at least one bronze medal. Green for countries that did not win a medal.
The first recipient was the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who travelled to Cuba to receive the award on 26 July 1961, the Day of the National Rebellion, from President Osvaldo Dorticos, just over three months after becoming the first human in space. [3] All recipients of the Hero of the Republic of Cuba also receive the Order of Playa Girón. [4]