| Order of the Republic | |
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| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | Valuable services to Egypt |
| Presented by |  Egypt |
| Established | 1953 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Nile |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit |
The Order of the Republic is an Egyptian order of knighthood.
| Order of the Republic | |
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| | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | Valuable services to Egypt |
| Presented by | Egypt |
| Established | 1953 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Nile |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit |
The Order of the Republic is an Egyptian order of knighthood.
The Order was founded in 1953 to celebrate the rebirth of the Republic of Egypt.
The order is composed of the following classes of merit : [1]
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