National Order of Benin explained

National Order of Benin Ordre National du Bénin
For:	Personal merit and service to the nation
Type:	National order of merit
Date:	21 July 1960
Head Title:	Grand Master
Head:	President of Benin
Head2 Title:	Grand Chancellor
Head2:	Osséni Koubouratou

The National Order of Benin (French: Ordre National du Bénin) is the highest national honour in the Republic of Benin.^[1] It is conferred on individuals that have achieved high merits in their field, and is awarded by the President of Benin. It is one of two post-colonial national medals of Benin, the other being the Medal of Honor of the Police.^[2] Recipients of this award include Aliko Dangote,^[3] President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma,^[4] and Bunmi Makinwa.

Recipients

• Vicentia Boco
• Thomas Boni Yayi
• Maurice Couve de Murville
• Aliko Dangote
• Levi Eshkol
• Charles de Gaulle
• Ernest Bai Koroma
• Bunmi Makinwa
• Denis Sassou Nguesso (2011)^[5]
• Alassane Ouattara (2013)^[6]
• Zalman Shazar
• Jacques Chirac (1996)^[7]
• Michel Sidibé
• Al-Waleed bin Talal
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Kim Il Sung^[8]
• Vivi l'internationale^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: President Koroma honoured in The Republic of Benin – Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation . Slbc.sl . 2014-07-18 . 2016-02-17.
2. Web site: Medals of Benin . Emering.com . 2016-02-17.
3. Web site: Dangote Bags Highest National Honour in Republic of Benin. February 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222173914/http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/article/dangote-bags-highest-national-honour-republic-benin . February 22, 2015 .
4. Web site: Government of Sierra Leone (Freetown) . Sierra Leonean President Receives Benin's Highest Award . AllAfrica.com . 2014-07-17 . 2016-02-17.
5. Web site: Décret N° 2011-063 du 18 mars 2011 . 2024-07-24 . Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin . fr.
6. Web site: Décret N° 2013-206 du 23 avril 2013 . 2024-07-24 . Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin . fr.
7. Web site: Décret N° 1996-41 du 08 février 1996 . Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin . 5 March 2024 . fr.
8. Web site: Décret N° 1977-22 du 03 février 1977 . Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin . 3 February 1977 . 18 December 2021 . fr . 1 .
9. News: Hessoun. Charly. 5 April 2008. Promotion du développement de la culture béninoise. French. La Nouvelle Tribune. 17 February 2022.