Type Order Status Currently constituted First awarded 2000 | Eligibility Belizean citizens Established 16 August 1991 | |
Awarded for "Extraordinary and outstanding achievement and merit in service to Belize or to humanity at large." | ||
The Order of the National Hero is the highest honour awarded by the government of Belize. The Order of the National Hero is given for "extraordinary and outstanding achievement and merit in service to Belize or to humanity at large." Unlike the lower Order of Belize which can be awarded to foreign dignitaries, only Belizean citizens are eligible for the Order of the National Hero.
The order was instituted on 16 August 1991. As of 2014 the Order of the National Hero has been awarded three times, twice posthumously.
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