Order of Good Hope

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Order of Good Hope
Grand Officer of the Order of Good Hope, South Africa AEA Collections.jpg
Grand Officer set of the Order of Good Hope
Awarded by Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Type Order
MottoSpes Bona (Latin, "Good Hope")
Awarded forForeigners for promoting international relations and the interests of South Africa. Between 1980 and 1988 it was also awarded to South African citizens.
StatusDormant
GradesGrand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Member (88-02)
Former gradesGrand Collar (73-88)
Statistics
First induction1973
Last induction2000
Ord.GoodHope-ribbon.gif
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Good Hope or Order of the Cape of Good Hope is a dormant order of merit of the Republic of South Africa.

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History

The Order of Good Hope was founded in 1973, by the republican government of South Africa, to grant those who had distinguished themselves in the promotion of international relationships and to have sensibilised the general interest towards South Africa. It was abolished in 2002.

President Nelson Mandela had announced his intention to reform the Order. The new South African government saw the Order as a relic of apartheid, above all because the insignia was considered too European (the rays, the colours, the anchor and the Latin motto of the Order.[ citation needed ] The insignia was also costing the government around 11,000 rand per initiate.[ citation needed ] In its place was created the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo.

Classes

Awarded to foreign citizens (and, from 1980 to 1988, to South Africans too), for promoting international relations with the increasingly isolated apartheid state. The order was originally divided into five classes: [1]

The order was reorganised in 1988:

Notable recipients of the Grand-Collar (non-exhaustive list)

Notable recipients of the Grand-Cross (non-exhaustive list)

Sources

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Portal Guaraní - ALFREDO STROESSNER MATIAUDA
  3. ↑ "Speech on receiving the Order of Good Hope from President De Klerk". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 15 May 1991. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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