Order of Friendship (North Korea)

The Order of Friendship (Korean: 친선훈장) is a state order awarded by the government of North Korea. It is restricted only to non-nationals. The order has two classes.

Order of Friendship
Awarded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
TypeState order
Established25 July 1985
CountryNorth Korea
EligibilityForeigners
CriteriaInternational friendship


Order of Friendship
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationChinseon hunjang
McCune–ReischauerCh'insŏn hunjang

The order was established on 25 July 1985.[1]

Recipients

First Class
Recipient Date Citizenship Ref
Timo Ravela 1986 Finland [2]
Sakari Knuuttila 1986 Finland [2]
Anna-Liisa Jokinen 1986 Finland [2]
Hifikepunye Pohamba 20 March 2008 Namibia [3]
Liu Xiaoming February 3, 2010 China [4]
Antonio Inoki September 2010 Japan [5]
German Hermin Ferras Alvarez November 18, 2015 Cuba [6]
Alexander Matsegora November 23, 2015 Russia [7]
Johnny Hon 2007 Hong Kong
Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald Australia
Jozef Servista August 7, 2017 Czech Republic [8]
Li Jinjun December 23, 2021 China [9]

Second Class
Recipient Date Citizenship Ref
Ensio Laine 1986 Finland [2]
Matti Salminen 1986 Finland [2]
Masako Yamashita May 2, 1997 Japan [10]
Jan Langer 1988 Czechoslovakia [11]
Ellsworth Culver January 10, 2006 United States [12]
Norbert Vollertsen 1999 Germany [13]
Alejandro Cao de Benos Unknown Spain [14]
Nataša Weberová Czech Republic [11]
Tony Michell United Kingdom [15][16]
Pekka Leppänen September 5, 2015
Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald Australia
Lukáš Vrobel April 14, 2019 Czech Republic [17]
Miguel Alba May 4, 1994 Mexico [18][19]

See also

Notes
  1. Repetski, Ilja. "Order of Friendship". World Awards. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. "Kunniamerkit". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 April 1986. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047.
  3. "DPRK Friendship Order Conferred upon Namibian President". KCNA. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019.
  4. "朝鲜授予中国驻朝大使刘晓明一级友谊勋章". Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. Joyce, Andrew (12 October 2010). "Antonio Inoki: Wrestling North Korea to Diplomacy?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. "DPRK Order Awarded to Cuban Ambassador". Naenara. KCNA. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  7. "Russian Ambassador Awarded DPRK Order". Naenara. KCNA. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  8. "Návštěva a vyznamenání prvního místopředsedy česko-korejského přátelství v KLDR" [Visit and award of the first vice-chairman of Czech-Korean friendship in the DPRK]. kldr.info. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  9. "Choe Ryong Hae Meets Outgoing Chinese Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  10. "DPRK orders and medals awarded to Japanese figures". KCNA. 1997-05-03. Archived from the original on 1997-05-04.
  11. "Seminář "Význam korejské revoluce pro mezinárodní pokrokové hnutí"" [Seminar: "The Importance of the Korean Revolution for the International Progress Movement"]. kldr.info. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  12. "Ellsworth Culver honored by North Korea for life's work". Mercy Corps. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. "DPRK Friendship Medal awarded to Germans". KCNA. 23 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  14. "About this webpage". korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
  15. "Dr.Tony Michell of KABC Gathers Its Members at British Embassy in Seoul". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  16. Michell, Tony. "Tony Michell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  17. "Vyznamenanie súdruha Lukáša Vrobela" [Award to Lucas Vrobel]. kldr.info. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  18. "Rare Medal Awarded by North Korea's First Supreme Leader Found on an E-commerce Website". The Korea Bizwire. 25 May 106. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  19. 국기헌 (2016-05-24). "496만원에 팝니다"…김일성 훈장 멕시코 중고품 사이트 매물로. 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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