Republic of Cuba Orden "Ana Betancourt"

[Stogieman]

Very little known about this Order other than "Awarded for outstanding contributions to independence and peace in Cuba"

A supposed earlier example based on the case of issue, but it is painted, not enamelled.

[Stogieman]

Details of the order:

[Stogieman]

Case of issue, as found by my friend:

(Note the lack of any title, maker mark, etc.)

[Stogieman]

Note The Cuban Medal/Order noted at the bottom. Unfortunately, does not say what they were awarded for.... Still, very interesting that such a high office statesperson from Vietnam would receive the order..

Web Source:

http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/FR/NIKKEI/inas...003pro_hoa.html

Article:

THE FUTURE OF ASIA 2003

Her Excellency Truong My Hoa

Vice President, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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Date and Place of Birth:

18 August, 1945 in Binh An Commune, Go Cong Dong District, Tien Giang Province

Education:

Bachelors in Literature, Law, and Economics

1960-64 Activist in the student and youth movements in Sai Gon-Cho Lon-Gia Dinh

64-Mar. 75 Arrested by the Sai Gon regime and detained in different prisons, including the Con Dao "tiger cage"

1975-87 Member of Ho Chi Minh City's Communist Party Committee (2nd and 4th tenures)

Secretary of Tan Binh District Communist Party Committee

Member of the Standing Committee of Ho Chi Minh City's Communist Party Committee

1987-Sept. 97 Member of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee (6th, 7th, 8th and 9th tenures)

Member of the Secretariat of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee (7th tenure)

Vice-Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women's Union (6th and 7th tenures)

Secretary of the Vietnam Women's Union Party Committee

Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women's Union (7th and 8th tenures)

Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Committee for the Advancement of Women

Deputy of the 9th, 10th and 11th Assembly

1994-2002 Vice-President of the National Assembly, in charge of social affairs, mass mobilization and promotion of grassroots democracy

July 2002 Vice-President of the Social Republic of Vietnam

International Activities:

1994-98 Member of the Leadership of the Women International Democratic Federation

Member of the Leadership of the ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organizations

Apr. 94 Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the 11th Congress of the Women International Democratic Federation in Paris

June 94 Head of the Governmental Delegation to the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on "Women and Development" in Jakarta

Nov. 94 Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the "First International Conference on Solidarity with Cuba" in Cuba

Sept. 95 Head of the Government Delegation to the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China

Oct. 98 Head of the National Assembly's Delegation to the Asia-Pacific Conference on Environment and Development in China

Nov. 2000 Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the "Second International Conference on Solidarity with Cuba" in Cuba

Vietnamese and international Orders and Medals conferred, including:

- First-Class Order of Victory

- First-Class Order of Resistance War

- First-Class Labor Order

- Anna Bertancourt Order and Cuba's Medal of Friendship; Honorary Order of Mongolia and Medals of various Ministries, agencies and organizations of Vietnam

[CUSSONNEAU]

Hello

It's an order for women including foreigners.

Created by the Council of State of Cuba the 12 of December of 1979, the Order Ana Betancourt is granted to possessing Cuban citizens of excellent merits or by an extraordinary attitude in the creative work, the defense and the study.

Also it can be granted to foreign citizens who stand out in the defense of the revolutionary ideals, the antimperialista fight and by the liberation and independence of the towns .

It's a rare order (1st issue small "consejo de estado")

The blue ribbon is wrong but such errors are often seen in Cuba (due to the restrictions)

Regards

Michel

[Guest Rick Research]

That is very intresting to see the two different types of reverses, and to know this Order was ONLY given to women-- thank you!

There is absolutely NO information available on Castro-Cuban awards available to us here under the current political situation.

[Lukasz Gaszewski]

Here is the translation of an excerpt from the Decreto-Ley #30 of 1979, regarding the order. Excuse a bit harsh translation, just wanted to convey the spirit of the original:

ORDER "ANA BETANCOURT" is conferred to Cuban female citizens [ciudadanas] for merit deserved for their undisputed fidelity to the revolutionary and internationalist ideals and extraordinary activity in creative work, defense and research, as well as to foreign female citizens who distinguish themselves in defense of revolutionary ideals, anti-imperialist struggle and for the liberation and independence of the people, or whose labor in any field significantly contributes to the importance of their nation and whose solidarity spirit has crossed international boundaries.

[Ulsterman]

Hmmm-Now that is worthy of a JOMSA article. Before 19179 it apparently was the highest award of the federation of Cuban women. there are many awards out there from 1974/75.

Edited July 5, 2007 by Ulsterman