Order of Merit (Cameroon)

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This article is about the Cameroonian order. For similarly named orders, see Order of Merit (disambiguation).
Order of Merit
Ordre du Mérite Camerounais
Insigne de l'Ordre du Mérite camerounais-Musée de la Légion d'honneur.jpg
TypeOrder
Awarded forHigh services to the State
Presented by Cameroon
Order of Merit (Cameroon).svg
Ribbon bar of the order
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Valour
Next (lower)

The Order of Merit is an order of knighthood of the Cameroon.

History[]

It is regulated by the ordonnance N° 72/24 of 30 November 1972. It is one of the four orders of Cameroon:[1]

Insignia[]

The ribbon of the order is yellow since 1972. It was made of red, yellow and green stripes earlier.

Grades[]

The Order of Merit is subdivided into four grades of merit :

  • Grand Cordon
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight

Recipients[]

Grand Cordons[]

References[]

  1. ^ National Orders of Cameroon (French)

External links[]

  • "ORDONNANCE N° 72/24 DU 30/11/1972 Portant réorganisation des Ordres Nationaux et de la Grande Chancellerie de la République Unie du Cameroun" (PDF). Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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