Grand Order of King Tomislav
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| Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star | |
|---|---|
| File:Grand order of King Tomislav.jpg Grand Order of King Tomislav (top: Grand Order medal with sash; bottom: Great Morning Star (Velika Danica) medal; left: smaller decorative version; right: Grand Order ribbon) | |
| Type | Civil decoration |
| Awarded for | Contributions to the establishment of the sovereign Republic of Croatia; for exceptional contribution to its international reputation and status; for great achievements in developing international relations between Croatia and their respective countries |
| Country | Croatia |
| Presented by | the President of Croatia |
| Eligibility | Heads of state [1] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 20 June 1992 [2] (reconstituted 1 April 1995)[3] |
| File:Ribbon of an order of king Tomislav.png Ribbon of the Grand Order of King Tomislav | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Grand Order of Queen Jelena |
The Grand Order of King Tomislav (Croatian: Velered kralja Tomislava), or officially the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star (Velered kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom), is the highest state order of Croatia. It is usually awarded to top foreign officials for their contribution to the improvement of Croatia's good standing internationally as well as achievements in developing international relations between Croatia and their respective countries. It is awarded by the President of Croatia.[4] The order has one class. It is named after King Tomislav of Croatia.
It was designed by Mladen Veža, and made by the Radionica primijenjenih umjetnosti from Zagreb.[5]
Notable recipients
[edit | edit source]- 2022 - Chile Gabriel Boric (as President of Chile)
- 2019 - Albania Ilir Meta (as President of Albania)
- 2019 - India Ram Nath Kovind (as President of India)
- 2018 - Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (as President of Portugal)
- 2017 - Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (as Emir of Qatar)
- 2017 - Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (as Emir of Kuwait)
- 2016 - Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev (as President of Bulgaria)
- 2014 - Denmark Margrethe II (as Queen of Denmark)
- 2013 - Poland Bronisław Komorowski (as President of Poland)
- 2013 - Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (as King of Sweden)
- 2012 - Latvia Andris Bērziņš (as President of Latvia)
- 2011 - Norway Harald V of Norway (as King of Norway)
- 2011 - Italy Giorgio Napolitano (as President of Italy)
- 2009 - Finland Tarja Halonen (as President of Finland)
- 2009 - Albania Bamir Topi (as President of Albania)
- 2009 - Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (as Emir of Qatar)
- 2009 - Monaco Albert II (as Sovereign Prince of Monaco)
- 2009 - Moldova Vladimir Voronin (as President of Moldova)
- 2008 - Sovereign Military Order of Malta Matthew Festing (as Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller)
- 2008 - Slovakia Ivan Gašparovič[6] (as President of Slovakia)
- 2008 - Latvia Valdis Zatlers[7] (as President of Latvia)
- 2008 - Poland Lech Kaczyński[8] (as President of Poland)
- 2007 - Albania Alfred Moisiu[9] (as President of Albania)
- 2007 - Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko[10] (as President of Ukraine)
- 2007 - Greece Karolos Papoulias[11] (as President of Greece)
- 2006 - Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos[12] (as President of Cyprus)
- 2006 - Malta Edward Fenech-Adami[13] (as President of Malta)
- 2005 - Croatia Stjepan Mesić[14] (as President of Croatia, presented to him by Vladimir Šeks, the President of Sabor)
- 2004 - Chile Ricardo Lagos[15] (as President of Chile)
- 2003 - Romania Ion Iliescu[16] (as President of Romania)
- 2002 - Malaysia Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin[17] (as King of Malaysia)
- 2002 - Hungary Ferenc Mádl[18] (as President of Hungary)
- 2002 -
Elizabeth II[19] (as Queen of the United Kingdom) - 2001 - Slovenia Milan Kučan[20] (as President of Slovenia)
- 2001 - Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi[21] (as President of Italy)
- 2001 - Slovakia Rudolf Schuster[22] (as President of Slovakia)
- 2001 - Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev[23] (as President of Kazakhstan)
- 2001 - Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski[24] (as President of Poland)
- 2001 - Albania Rexhep Meidani[25] (as President of Albania)
- 2001 - Austria Thomas Klestil[26] (as President of Austria)
- 2000 - Romania Emil Constantinescu[27] (as President of Romania)
- 1998 - Greece Constantinos Stephanopoulos[28] (as President of Greece)
- 1997 - Italy Oscar Luigi Scalfaro[29] (as President of Italy)
- 1995 - Croatia Franjo Tuđman[30] (as the President of Croatia, presented to him by Nedjeljko Mihanović, the President of Sabor)
- 1995 - Argentina Carlos Menem[31] (as President of Argentina)
- 1994 - Chile Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle[32] (as President of Chile)
- 1994 - Turkey Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel[33] (as President of Turkey)
- 1993 - Spain Juan Antonio Samaranch[34] (as President of the International Olympic Committee)
- 1993 - Italy Francesco Cossiga[35] (as lifetime senator and 8th President of the Italian Republic)
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References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske, NN 20/95 ("Law on Decorations", in Croatian)
