Order of the National Hero (Belize)

Order of the National Hero
Awarded by Belize Belize
Type Order
Eligibility Belizean citizens
Awarded for "Extraordinary and outstanding achievement and merit in service to Belize or to humanity at large."
Status Currently constituted
Statistics
Established 16 August 1991
First awarded 2000
Last awarded 2009
Total awarded 3
Precedence
Next (higher) None
Next (lower) Order of Belize

The Order of the National Hero is the highest honour awarded by the government of Belize. The Order of the National Hero is given for "extraordinary and outstanding achievement and merit in service to Belize or to humanity at large." Unlike the lower Order of Belize which can be awarded to foreign dignitaries, only Belizean citizens are eligible for the Order of the National Hero.

The order was instituted on 16 August 1991. As of 2014 the Order of the National Hero has been awarded three times, twice posthumously.[1]

Recipients

References

  1. National Heroes of Belize, Caribbean Elections. (accessed 24 October 2014)
  2. "Phillip Goldson Will BE Named National Hero", Tropical Vision Limited, September 3, 2008. (accessed 24 October 2014)
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