Order of Liberty
The Order of Liberty, or the Order of Freedom (Portuguese: Ordem da Liberdade), is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the cause of democracy and freedom, in the defense of the values of civilization and human dignity.The order was created in 1976, after the Carnation Revolution of 1974 in which the corporatist authoritarian Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar and Marcello Caetano was deposed.The Grand Collar can also be given by the President of Portugal to former Heads of State and others whose deeds are of an extraordinary nature and particular relevance to Portugal, making them worthy of such a distinction.[2] This can include political acts, physical acts of defense for Portugal, or the good representation of Portugal in other countries.The order includes six classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are:[3] Like the other Portuguese orders, the title of Honorary Member (Membro Honorário – MHL) can be awarded to institutions and locals.
Order of Liberty (Ukraine)Portuguese RepublicPresident of the Portuguese RepublicManuela Ferreira LeiteOrder of Prince HenryOrder of CamõesPortugueseCarnation RevolutioncorporatistEstado NovoAntónio de Oliveira SalazarMarcello CaetanoPresident of PortugalMário SoaresJorge SampaioAntónio Ramalho EanesAníbal Cavaco SilvaFrançois MitterrandJuan Carlos I of SpainVáclav HavelAntónio Mascarenhas MonteiroPatricio AylwinMiguel TrovoadaLech WałęsaZhelyu ZhelevFernando Henrique CardosoSam NujomaLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaKofi AnnanJoaquim ChissanoFrançois HollandeMichelle BacheletJorge Carlos FonsecaHenri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgJuan Manuel SantosSergio MattarellaFelipe VI of SpainAmílcar CabralVolodymyr ZelenskyyKlaus IohannisMaria Helena Vieira da SilvaAndreas PapandreouNelson MandelaÁrpád GönczXanana GusmãoÁlvaro LinsMiguel Ángel Martínez MartínezJosé Francisco Peña GómezMikhail GorbachevJavier Pérez de CuéllarAdolfo SuárezJosé Ramos-HortaMarisa Letícia Lula da SilvaLionel JospinAlbie SachsBan Ki-moonMartin SchulzAga Khan IVQueen Letizia of SpainPeter CosgroveVolodymyr ZelenskyHonorific orders of PortugalPortugalHonours of thePortuguese RepublicSash of the Three OrdersMilitary OrdersOrder of the Tower and SwordOrder of ChristOrder of AvizMilitary Order of Saint James of the SwordOrders of Civil MeritOrder of MeritOrder of Public InstructionOrder of Entrepreneurial MeritSash of the Two OrdersOrder of the Colonial EmpireHonours of theAutonomous RegionsAzoresAutonomic Insignia of ValourAutonomic Insignia of AcknowledgmentAutonomic Insignias of MeritAutonomic Insignia of DedicationMadeiraMedal of Merit of the Autonomous Region of MadeiraAutonomic Insignia of DistinctionAutonomic Insignia of Good ServicesRed CrossRed Cross DecorationsDynastic OrdersPortuguese Royal HouseOrder of the Immaculate Conception of Vila ViçosaOrder of Saint Michael of the WingOrder of Saint IsabelOrder of Merit of the Portuguese Royal House