Orders of Rwanda

[gongz]

Greetings Does anybody have ANY info regarding these awards (inaugurated in 1976, each of 3 classes): - the service decoration; - decoration of agricultural and livestock merit; - the decoration of economic-social merit; - decoration of cultural merit; - the decoration of heroism.   Or does anybody have the LEGISLATION for these awards: National Order of the Peace National Order of Rwanda National Order of the Revolution National Order of the Thousand Hills   Cheers Graeme

[Megan]

Ilya has some information here: http://wawards.org/en/rwanda.html

 

 

[gongz]

Thanks Megan

Yes he has some info.....but NOT the actual referenced textual document.

Ever hopeful......

G.

[Megan]

I'm hunting for them as well

 

[ilja559]

7.6.2.6._Creation_de_decorations_DL_n___26-76__of_1976.pdf

[Megan]

Thank you most kindly!

[gongz]

Great data, but..........I was, and still am, looking for:

Or does anybody have the LEGISLATION for these awards:

National Order of the Peace

National Order of Rwanda

National Order of the Revolution

National Order of the Thousand Hills

Graeme

Sorry- here's my English translation:

A DECREE - LAW.

Decree-Law No. 26/76 of June 18, 1976 on creation of decorations.

 

AS AMENDED BY LAW No 41/1988 OF OCTOBER 27, 1988, and

PRESIDENTIAL NOTICE  No 792/06 OF 29 NOVEMBER, 1988

 

We, HABYARIMANA Juvenal. President of the Republic.

 

Considering the Proclamation of July 5, 1973 of the High Command of the Rwandan Army, especially in its paragraph 5. 4.

On the proposal of Our Minister of the Public Service and Employment and after consulting the Council of the Government in its meeting of March 5, 1976.

 

HAVE DECREED AND WE DECREE

First article.

The following decorations are created”

- the service decoration;

- decoration of agricultural and livestock merit;

- the decoration of economic-social merit;

- decoration of cultural merit;

- the decoration of heroism.

The service decoration is intended to reward the good and loyal services rendered to the Nation, both in the public sector and in the private sector.

The decorations of agricultural and stockbreeding merit, of economic-social merit and of cultural merit are intended to reward the remarkable results obtained in these fields.

The decoration of heroism is intended to reward acts of brilliance and courage. of dedication and humanity.

 

Art. 2.  Each decoration has three classes

- the bronze decoration;

- silver decoration;

- gold decoration.

 

Art. 3.  Decoration badges are single-sided medals. Their dimensions and inscriptions are determined by ministerial order.

 

Art. 4. The decorations are awarded annually by the President of the Republic, on the proposal of the Ministers having the Public Service and Employment in their folios.

 

Art. 5. Awarding the service decoration is subject to the following general conditions

- be of good conduct, life and morals;

- have never incurred a penal conviction;

- have carried out an activity contributing to the development of the Nation within a required period.

 

Art. 6. To be awarded the service decoration, State agents must meet the following specific conditions:

- having ever incurred a disciplinary sanction greater than that of reprimand during the period for which the decoration is to be awarded;

- have obtained an assessment of the services rendered to the satisfaction of the State;

- justify the required time.

 

Art. 7. Award of the service decoration for private sector personnel is subject to the following specific conditions;

- have obtained an appraisal of the services rendered to the satisfaction of the Employer;

- justify the required time

 

Art. 8.

The Bronze Service Decoration is awarded to persons with at least 15 years of actual service.

The Silver Service Decoration is awarded to persons with at least 20 years of effective service.

The Gold Service Decoration is awarded to persons with at least 25 years of actual service.

 

Art. 9. Obtaining the agricultural and animal husbandry merit decoration is subject to the following conditions subject to the following conditions:

- be of good conduct. life and manners;

- have never incurred a criminal conviction;

- have carried out an agricultural or livestock activity, uninterruptedly, for at least five years

- have achieved remarkable results, likely to be given as an example.

Awarding the decoration of economic and social merit is subject to the following conditions:

- be of good conduct, life and morals;

- not have incurred a criminal conviction;

- have carried out, in a remarkable way, for at least five years, a commercial, industrial or social activity, contributing to national development and likely to be given as an example.

 

Art. 11. Awarding the decoration of cultural merit is subject to the following conditions

- be of good conduct, life and morals;

- not having incurred a criminal conviction:

- have obtained remarkable results in the literary field. artistic or sporting:

- have carried out one of these activities for at least five years.

 

Art. 12. Awarding the decoration of heroism is subject to the condition of having accomplished one or more acts of brilliance, of courage, of dedication to humanity.

 

Art. 13.

“When the beneficiary receives a decoration of a higher class than that which he had previously received, the decoration of the higher class replaces the previous one. However, when the recipient of a service decoration obtains a higher class decoration without having received the lower class decorations, he benefits both from the bonuses relating to the decoration he has obtained and to the lower decorations”.

 

Art. 14.The members of the public sector or the private sector before ceasing their services, due to the age limit or due to disability, may obtain the service decoration upon request submitted by the Ministers having the Public Service and Employment in their folios.

 

Art. 15. The Service Decoration may be awarded posthumously to persons:

1. filling at the time of their death the conditions required to obtain it:

2. deceased following an accident at work or occurring on the way to work or an occupational disease, without condition of length of service.

 

Art. 16. The service decoration may be granted, without condition of length of service, to persons injured at work or on the way to work and to victims of an occupational disease, suffering from permanent partial incapacity of at least 75%.

 

Art. 17. “The granting of a decoration gives rise to the awarding of a certificate, the model of which is fixed by the Minister having the Public Service in his attributions.

The decoration may be withdrawn from the holder, for reasons of indignity, by the President of the Republic, on the proposal of the Minister having the Public Service in his attributions after investigation and assent of the Selection Commission.

Under no circumstances can the withdrawal of the decoration result in the return of the bonus which the holder has already enjoyed by virtue of the decoration.”

 

Art. 18.

“The winners of a decoration are entitled to a bonus, the amount and terms of payment of which are determined by Presidential decree.

- 25,000 FRW for gold decoration:

- 20,000 FRW for the silver decoration:

- 15,000 FRW for bronze decoration.

The premium is payable by the public or private employer with regard to the service decorations granted to their workers.

It is at the expense of the State with regard to the other decorations.

The premium relating to a decoration awarded posthumously is paid into the hands of the surviving spouse not separated from the person, or in the absence of the latter, to the person delegated by the family of the predeceased owner.

 

Art. 19. Repealed.

 

Art. 20. Repealed.

 

Art. 21. A Selection Committee of which the Minister before the Public Service in virtue of his position is President, comprises the Minister having Employment, the Minister before the Interior, the Minister having Finances and the Minister before National Defense in their positions, are responsible for examining the requests for obtaining decoration presented by the relevant Ministers -, whose activities to be rewarded are realized

 

Art. 22. Candidates who are in a regular position and who meet the conditions for obtaining a decoration will be proposed to the President of the Republic by the President of the Selection Commission.

 

Art. 23. This decree-law enters into force on the day of its signature.

 

Kigali. June 13, 1976

HABYARIMANA J.

Major General.

 

[ilja559]

You have to find JOURNAL OFFICIEL DU RWANDA   N°1 du 1
janvier 1980  and  N°2 bis du 15 janvier 1980

 

 

https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/4503/3605.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y