Order of the Republika Srpska

Order of the Republika Srpska Орден Републике Српске
Order of Republika Srpska on necklace
Type	State order
Awarded for	Merits to Republika Srpska
Presented by	Republika Srpska
Eligibility	Heads of state Prominent individuals
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1993
First awarded	1993
Total	Unknown
Ribbon bar Sash of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of Nemanjići

The Order of the Republika Srpska (Serbian: Орден Републике Српске) is the Republika Srpska's highest award. It can be awarded to any head of state, "exceptional person", or institution in recognition of "excellent work strengthening the national consciousness [regarding] the fight for freedom", or to persons who made significant contributions to the creation of the Republika Srpska. Established on April 25, 1993 by an order from the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. The medal may be awarded on a necklace or strips with the order star worn on the breast. The right to grant the award is the sole privilege of the President of Republika Srpska. ^[1]

The order can be awarded in three forms; the Order insignia, the Order necklace, and the Order star. ^[2]

Recipients

Order of Republika Srpska on necklace

• 2023 - Viktor Orbán (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[3]
• 2023 - Vladimir Putin (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)
• 2019 - Ana Brnabić (by Željka Cvijanović, President of Republika Srpska)^[4]
• 2018 - Sergey Lavrov (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[5]
• 2018 - Valentina Matviyenko (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[6]
• 2018 - Aleksandar Vučić (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[7]
• 2009 - Serbian Patriarch Pavle (by Rajko Kuzmanović, President of Republika Srpska)^[8]
• 1994 - Slobodan Milošević (by Radovan Karadžić, President of Republika Srpska)^[9]

Order of Republika Srpska on sash

• 2022 - Ivica Dačić (by Željka Cvijanović, President of Republika Srpska)
• 2021 - Peter Handke (by Željka Cvijanović, President of Republika Srpska)^[10]
• 2018 - Georgy Poltavchenko (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[11]
• 2018 - Heinz-Christian Strache^[12]
• 2018 - Tomislav Nikolić (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[13]
• 2013 - Novak Djokovic (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[14]
• 2013 - Military Medical Academy
• 2012 - Arie Livne^[15]
• 2012 - Vojislav Koštunica (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[15][16]
• 2012 - Boris Tadić (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[17]
• 2012 - Dragan Čavić^[18]
• 2012 - Grigorije Durić^[18]
• 2012 - Mirko Šarović^[18]
• 2012 - Nikola Poplašen^[18]
• 2012 - Rajko Kuzmanović^[18]
• 2011 - Serbian Patriarch Irinej (by Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska)^[19]
• 2009 - Milorad Dodik^[20]
• 1994 - Radovan Karadžić^[21]
• 1994 - Ratko Mladić^[9]
• 1994 - Momčilo Krajišnik^[21]
• 1994 - Biljana Plavšić^[21]
• 1994 - Nikola Koljević^[9]

See also

• Orders, decorations and medals of Republika Srpska

References

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2. Статути ордена и медаља Републике Српске (1995) (in Serbian). Srpska enciklopedija.
3. Dodik honored Orban with the Order of the Republika Srpska
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17. Српска обиљежила 20 година постојања, Дан и крсну славу Светог Стефана. Радио-телевизија Републике Српске. January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
18. СРПСКА ОБИЉЕЖИЛА 20 ГОДИНА ПОСТОЈАЊА, ДАН И КРСНУ СЛАВУ СВЕТОГ СТЕФАНА (in Serbian). Radio Televizija Republike Srpske. January 10, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
19. ИРИНЕЈ ОСВЕШТАО НОВОИЗГРАЂЕНУ ЦРКВУ У МОДРИЧИ. RTRS (in Serbian).
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21. "Pet krvavih godina". July 21, 2008.