Order of Friendship
State order
Awarded bythe Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Established25 July 1985
CountryNorth Korea
EligibilityForeigners
CriteriaInternational friendship
Order of Friendship (North Korea)
Hangul친선훈장
Hanja親善勳章
RrChinseon hunjang
MrCh'insŏn hunjang
Contextnorth

The Order of Friendship (Korean: 친선훈장) is a state order awarded by the government of North Korea. It is restricted only to non-nationals. The order has two classes.

The order was established on 25 July 1985.[1]

Recipients

First Class

RecipientDateCitizenshipRef
Timo Ravela1986Finland[2]
Sakari Knuuttila1986Finland[2]
Anna-Liisa Jokinen1986Finland[2]
Hifikepunye Pohamba20 March 2008Namibia[3]
Liu XiaomingFebruary 3, 2010China[4]
Antonio InokiSeptember 2010Japan[5]
German Hermin Ferras AlvarezNovember 18, 2015Cuba[6]
Aleksandr MatsegoraNovember 23, 2015Russia[7]
Johnny Hon2007Hong Kong[citation needed]
Neil Jurgen FitzgeraldAustralia[citation needed]
Jozef ServistaAugust 7, 2017Czech Republic[8]
Li JinjunDecember 23, 2021China[9]

Second Class

RecipientDateCitizenshipRef
Ensio Laine1986Finland[2]
Matti Salminen1986Finland[2]
Masako YamashitaMay 2, 1997Japan[10]
Jan Langer1988Czechoslovakia[11]
Ellsworth CulverJanuary 10, 2006United States[12]
Norbert Vollertsen1999Germany[13]
Alejandro Cao de BenosUnknownSpain[14]
Nataša WeberováCzech Republic[11]
Tony MichellUnited Kingdom[15][16]
Pekka LeppänenSeptember 5, 2015Finland[17]
Neil Jurgen FitzgeraldAustralia[citation needed]
Lukáš VrobelApril 14, 2019Czech Republic[18]
Miguel AlbaMay 4, 1994Mexico[19][20]
Mario Bogdanov2024Bulgaria[21]
Michael Prewett2024United Kingdom[21]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of Friendship". World Awards. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kunniamerkit" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 11 April 1986. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047
  3. ^ "DPRK Friendship Order Conferred upon Namibian President". KCNA. 20 March 2008. Archived 24 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "朝鲜授予中国驻朝大使刘晓明一级友谊勋章". Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ Joyce, Andrew (12 October 2010). "Antonio Inoki: Wrestling North Korea to Diplomacy?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "DPRK Order Awarded to Cuban Ambassador". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 19 November 2015. Archived 2019-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  7. ^ "Russian Ambassador Awarded DPRK Order". Naenara. KCNA. 24 November 2015. Archived 2019-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  8. ^ "Návštěva a vyznamenání prvního místopředsedy česko-korejského přátelství v KLDR" [Visit and award of the first vice-chairman of Czech-Korean friendship in the DPRK]. kldr.info. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  9. ^ "Choe Ryong Hae Meets Outgoing Chinese Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  10. ^ "DPRK orders and medals awarded to Japanese figures". KCNA. 1997-05-03. Archived 1997-05-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "Seminář "Význam korejské revoluce pro mezinárodní pokrokové hnutí"" [Seminar: "The Importance of the Korean Revolution for the International Progress Movement"]. kldr.info. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  12. ^ "Ellsworth Culver honored by North Korea for life's work". Mercy Corps. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. ^ "DPRK Friendship Medal awarded to Germans". KCNA. 23 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  14. ^ "About this webpage". korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association. Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ "Dr.Tony Michell of KABC Gathers Its Members at British Embassy in Seoul". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  16. ^ Michell, Tony. "Tony Michell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 October 2015.[dead link]
  17. ^ "Suomi-Korea-seura 45 vuotta" (in Finnish). Korean ystävät. No. 3. 2015. p. 4. ISSN 0359-9965
  18. ^ "Vyznamenanie súdruha Lukáša Vrobela" [Award to Lucas Vrobel]. kldr.info. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  19. ^ "Rare Medal Awarded by North Korea’s First Supreme Leader Found on an E-commerce Website". The Korea Bizwire. 25 May 106. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  20. ^ 국기헌 (2016-05-24). "ko:"496만원에 팝니다"…김일성 훈장 멕시코 중고품 사이트 매물로" (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Order of DPRK Friendship Conferred". KCNA. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024. – via KCNA Watch.