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Order of Merit (Cameroon)

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Type
  
Order

Next (higher)
  
Order of Valour

Awarded for
  
High services to the State

Next (lower)
  
Order of Agricultural Merit (Cameroon)

The Order of Merit is an order of knighthood of the Cameroon.

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History

It is regulated by the ordonnance N° 72/24 of 30 November 1972. It is one of the four orders of Cameroon:

  • Order of Valour
  • Order of Merit (Cameroon)
  • Order of Agricultural Merit (Cameroon)
  • Order of Sports Merit (Cameroon)
  • Insignia

    The ribbon of the order is yellow since 1972. It was made of red, yellow and green stripes earlier.

    Grades

    The Order of Merit is suddivided into four grades of merit :

  • Grand Cordon
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight
  • References

    Order of Merit (Cameroon) Wikipedia