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12 August 1986 [37] Order of the Yugoslav Great Star Yugoslavia: 14 September 1986 Country's highest decoration. [38] [39] Order of Lenin Soviet Union: 9 November 1988 Awarded by third time for "his contribution to promoting fraternal relations between the USSR and Cuba". [40] Gold Medal of the Senate Spain: 16 January 1988 Prize of the Senate ...
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...
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 ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines (12 C, 25 P, 2 F) Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland (6 C, 21 P) Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal (3 C, 21 P)
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 ...
He also won both the 400 m and 800 m at the 1977 IAAF World Cup. [12] The 400 m race was mired in controversy when the race was re-run a day after the initial race, in which Juantorena finished third, because Juantorena lodged a successful protest that his slow start had been due to not being able to hear the starter's gun. [ 13 ]
Tens of thousands of Cubans marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana on Friday to protest longstanding sanctions in the waning weeks of the Biden administration, and as the island's ...
The honorary title Hero of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Héroe de la República de Cuba) is the highest decoration awarded by the Republic of Cuba. It is equivalent to other hero titles common in the Socialist Bloc .