Order of Liberty

Order of Liberty
Chain of The Order of Liberty

The Order of Liberty, or 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 dignification. The order was created in 1976, after the Carnation Revolution of 1974 in which the quasi-fascist authoritarian Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar and Marcello Caetano was deposed .

The order includes five classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are:

  • PRT Order of Freedom - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Collar (Grande Colar - GColL)
  • PRT Order of Freedom - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross (Grã-Cruz - GCL)
  • PRT Order of Freedom - Grand Officer BAR.png Grand Officer (Grande-Oficial - GOL)
  • PRT Order of Freedom - Commander BAR.png Commander (Comendador - ComL)
  • PRT Order of Freedom - Officer BAR.png Officer (Oficial - OL)
  • PRT Order of Freedom - Knight BAR.png Knight / Dame (Cavaleiro / Dama - CavL / DamL)

Like the other Portuguese orders, the title of Honorary Member (Membro Honorário—MHL) can be awarded to institutions and locals.

List of the Grand Collar of Freedom

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