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/>(<i>Orden al Mérito</i>) <br /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Chile - Order of Merit Grand Cross set"><img alt="Chile - Order of Merit Grand Cross set" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png/255px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png" decoding="async" width="255" height="340" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png/383px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png/510px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_set.png 2x" data-file-width="2900" data-file-height="3867" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Awarded by <br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_(Chilean_Order_of_Merit).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_%28Chilean_Order_of_Merit%29.svg/33px-Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_%28Chilean_Order_of_Merit%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_%28Chilean_Order_of_Merit%29.svg/50px-Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_%28Chilean_Order_of_Merit%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_%28Chilean_Order_of_Merit%29.svg/66px-Generic_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_President_of_Chile_%28Chilean_Order_of_Merit%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="816" data-file-height="1052" /></a></span><br />the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Chile" title="President of Chile">President of Chile</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_merit" title="Order of merit">Order of merit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1817 <small>(as <i>Legion of Merit</i>)</small><br />1906 <small>(as <i>Medal of the Merit</i>)</small><br />1929 <small>(as <i>Order of Merit</i>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Foreigner citizens</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Civil actions in benefit of the <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Republic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Current</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bernardo_O%27Higgins" title="Bernardo O'Higgins">Bernardo O'Higgins</a> <small>(1817)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Riesco" title="Germán Riesco">Germán Riesco</a> <small>(1906)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_del_Campo" title="Carlos Ibáñez del Campo">Carlos Ibáñez del Campo</a> <small>(1929)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Boric" title="Gabriel Boric">Gabriel Boric</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chancellor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Antonia_Urrejola" title="Antonia Urrejola">Antonia Urrejola</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grades</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Collar</li> <li>Grand Cross</li> <li>Grand Officer</li> <li>Commander</li> <li>Officer</li> <li>Knight</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Bernardo_O%27Higgins" title="Order of Bernardo O'Higgins">Order of Bernardo O'Higgins</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Order of Merit</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Orden al Mérito</i>) is a Chilean <a href="/wiki/Order_(distinction)" title="Order (distinction)">order</a> and was created in 1929. Succeeding the <b>Medal of the Merit</b>, which was created during the term of the President <a href="/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Riesco" title="Germán Riesco">Germán Riesco</a> through the Minister of War decree No. 1350 on 4 September 1906. This new national distinction was created to recognize the meritorious service provided by foreign military personnel to Chilean officials. The order is only awarded to foreigners. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg/190px-Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg/285px-Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg/380px-Gran_Cruz_M%C3%A9rito_Chile_AEAColl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Chile)</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Merit_(Chile)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1817, <a href="/wiki/Bernardo_O%27Higgins" title="Bernardo O'Higgins">Bernardo O'Higgins</a> created the Legion of Merit, with the aim of recognizing the ones who have provided help to Chile, specially during its <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_Chile" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of Chile">independence</a>. In 1823, when O'Higgins fled the country after his abdication, the Legion was extinct. </p><p>Nevertheless, in 1906, <a href="/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Riesco" title="Germán Riesco">Germán Riesco</a> created the <i>Medal of the Merit</i>, with the same aim as the current Order: award those who gave civil services to the Republic. The first 200 military medals were minted in gold and silver, giving them the title of <i>First</i> and <i>Second Class</i>. They were minted at the <a href="/wiki/Palacio_de_La_Moneda" class="mw-redirect" title="Palacio de La Moneda">Casa de la Moneda</a>, having a tricolor ribbon. The order had three classes: <i>First</i>, <i>Second</i>, and <i>Third Class</i>; but later a new class was added (<i>Grand Officer</i>) that would be awarded to heads of state. </p><p>In 1929, the Medal was renamed as the <i>Order of Merit</i>, and the current regulations were enacted in 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> being slightly reformed in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Grades">Grades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Merit_(Chile)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Grades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Chile" title="President of Chile">President of Chile</a> is the Gran Master of the Order. The Chancellor is the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Chile)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile)">minister of Foreign Affairs</a>. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/100px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/150px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/200px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="56" /></a></span> <b>Collar</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Collar</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/100px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/150px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/200px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="56" /></a></span> <b>Grand Cross</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Gran Cruz</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png/100px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png/150px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png/200px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Officer</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Gran Oficial</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png/100px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png/150px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png/200px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Commander_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Commander</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Comendador</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png/100px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png/150px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png/200px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Officer_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Officer</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Oficial</i>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png/100px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png/150px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png/200px-CHL_Order_of_Merit_of_Chile_-_Knight_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Knight</b> (Spanish: <i lang="es">Caballero</i>)</li></ul> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png/190px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png/285px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png/379px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross_in_case.png 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Grand Cross grade of the Order.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png/190px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png/285px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png/379px-Chile_-_Order_of_Merit_Grand_Cross.png 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Grand Cross set of insignia.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Merit_(Chile)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Orders design is made up of a gold five-pointed star enamelled in while, backed by a gold <a href="/wiki/Laurel_wreath" title="Laurel wreath">laurel wreath</a>. The central disc bears a representation of the national personification of Chile. The outer ring of the central disk is inscribed with "Republica de Chile" (<a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Republic of Chile</a>). The badge hangs from a gold <a href="/wiki/Andean_condor" title="Andean condor">Andean Condor</a>, the national bird of Chile. The Star of the Grand Cross grade is made up of a ten-pointed highly curved star fronted by a gold laurel wreath. Placed on this is another five-pointed white-enamelled star with a central gold disc. The outer edge of the disc is enamelled in blue with the inscription; "Orden del Merito Chile" (Order of Merit Chile). The centre of the disc is emblazoned with a representation of the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Chile" title="Coat of arms of Chile">Coat of Arms of Chile</a>. The badge of the Order is the same for the Collar, Grand Cross, Grand Officer and Commander grades, however the final two grades; the Officer and Knight, are the same basic design however instead of being enamelled in white, the star is enamelled in blue and red respectively. The Orders ribbon is made up of a blue field edged very thinly in red.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is the reverse of the ribbon for the other Chilean order of chivalry; The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins. </p> <table align="center" class="wikitable" width="60%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="7" align="center"><b>Insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="33.33%" valign="top" align="center"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collar_of_the_Chilean_Order_of_Merit.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Collar_of_the_Chilean_Order_of_Merit.svg/175px-Collar_of_the_Chilean_Order_of_Merit.svg.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="226" class="mw-file-element" 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id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Merit_(Chile)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Adam_(general)" title="Wilhelm Adam (general)">Wilhelm Adam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konrad_Adenauer" title="Konrad Adenauer">Konrad Adenauer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martti_Ahtisaari" title="Martti Ahtisaari">Martti Ahtisaari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Alessandri" title="Jorge Alessandri">Jorge Alessandri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Arce" title="José Arce">José Arce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Arnold" title="Henry H. Arnold">Henry H. Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricio_Aylwin" title="Patricio Aylwin">Patricio Aylwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Bachelet" title="Michelle Bachelet">Michelle Bachelet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leszek_Balcerowicz" title="Leszek Balcerowicz">Leszek Balcerowicz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bertie" title="Andrew Bertie">Andrew Bertie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej" title="Bhumibol Adulyadej">Bhumibol Adulyadej</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Caldera" title="Rafael Caldera">Rafael Caldera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felipe_Calder%C3%B3n" title="Felipe Calderón">Felipe Calderón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Carl_Philip,_Duke_of_V%C3%A4rmland" title="Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland">Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horacio_Cartes" title="Horacio Cartes">Horacio Cartes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_Cavaco_Silva" title="Aníbal Cavaco Silva">Aníbal Cavaco Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Collor_de_Mello" title="Fernando Collor de Mello">Fernando Collor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Costa" title="António Costa">António Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Manuel_de_C%C3%A9spedes_y_Quesada" title="Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada">Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eduard_Dietl" title="Eduard Dietl">Eduard Dietl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osvaldo_Dortic%C3%B3s_Torrado" title="Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado">Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem_Anthony_Engelbrecht" title="Willem Anthony Engelbrecht">Willem Anthony Engelbrecht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Festing" title="Matthew Festing">Matthew Festing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederik_X" title="Frederik X">Frederik X, King of Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Frei_Montalva" title="Eduardo Frei Montalva">Eduardo Frei Montalva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narciso_Garay" title="Narciso Garay">Narciso Garay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_George,_Duke_of_Kent" title="Prince George, Duke of Kent">Prince George, Duke of Kent</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_G%C3%BCnther-Schwarzburg" class="extiw" title="pl:Władysław Günther-Schwarzburg">Władysław Günther-Schwarzburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_G%C3%BCnther" title="Christian Günther">Christian Günther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Halsey_Jr." title="William Halsey Jr.">William Halsey, Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Horthy" title="Miklós Horthy">Miklós Horthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleksander_Kwa%C5%9Bniewski" title="Aleksander Kwaśniewski">Aleksander Kwaśniewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Alberto_Lacalle" title="Luis Alberto Lacalle">Luis Alberto Lacalle</a></li> <li><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_de_Lavalle_y_Garc%C3%ADa" class="extiw" title="es:José Antonio de Lavalle y García">José Antonio de Lavalle y García</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_LeMay" title="Curtis LeMay">Curtis LeMay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Lippens_(politician)" title="Maurice Lippens (politician)">Maurice August Lippens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_T._McNarney" title="Joseph T. McNarney">Joseph Taggart McNarney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_M%C3%A1xima_of_the_Netherlands" title="Queen Máxima of the Netherlands">Queen Máxima of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoran_Milanovi%C4%87" title="Zoran Milanović">Zoran Milanović</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ignacy_Mo%C5%9Bcicki" title="Ignacy Mościcki">Ignacy Mościcki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valent%C3%ADn_Paniagua" title="Valentín Paniagua">Valentín Paniagua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleksandra_Pi%C4%85tkowska" title="Aleksandra Piątkowska">Aleksandra Piątkowska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet" title="Augusto Pinochet">Augusto Pinochet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ko%C4%8Da_Popovi%C4%87" title="Koča Popović">Koča Popović</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miguel_Primo_de_Rivera" title="Miguel Primo de Rivera">Miguel Primo de Rivera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rajoy" title="Mariano Rajoy">Mariano Rajoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazimierz_Raszewski" title="Kazimierz Raszewski">Kazimierz Raszewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcelo_Rebelo_de_Sousa" title="Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa">Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Rockefeller" title="Nelson Rockefeller">Nelson Rockefeller</a></li> <li><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Adam_Romer" class="extiw" title="et:Karol Adam Romer">Karol Adam Romer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sampaio" title="Jorge Sampaio">Jorge Sampaio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Sapena_Pastor" title="Raúl Sapena Pastor">Raúl Sapena Pastor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julio_Mar%C3%ADa_Sanguinetti" title="Julio María Sanguinetti">Julio María Sanguinetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Serrato" title="José Serrato">José Serrato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birendra_of_Nepal" title="Birendra of Nepal">Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krzysztof_Skubiszewski" title="Krzysztof Skubiszewski">Krzysztof Skubiszewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frans_Timmermans" title="Frans Timmermans">Frans Timmermans (politician)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Toledo" title="Alejandro Toledo">Alejandro Toledo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Trujillo" title="Rafael Trujillo">Rafael Leónidas Trujillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franjo_Tu%C4%91man" title="Franjo Tuđman">Franjo Tuđman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Crown_Princess_of_Sweden" title="Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden">Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem-Alexander_of_the_Netherlands" title="Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands">Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_Zaleski" title="August Zaleski">August Zaleski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Zimmermann" title="Arthur Zimmermann">Arthur Zimmermann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizan_Zainal_Abidin_of_Terengganu" title="Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu">Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu</a></li></ul> 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