Order of Friendship (North Korea)

Order of Friendship
Awarded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
TypeState order
Established25 July 1985
CountryNorth Korea
EligibilityForeigners
CriteriaInternational friendship


Order of Friendship
Chosŏn'gŭl
친선훈장
Hancha
親善勳章
Revised RomanizationChinseon hunjang
McCune–ReischauerCh'insŏn hunjang

The Order of Friendship (Korean: 친선훈장) is a state order awarded by the government of North Korea. It is restricted only to non-nationals. The order has two classes.

The order was established on 25 July 1985.

Recipients

First Class

Recipient Date Citizenship Ref
Timo Ravela 1986 Finland
Sakari Knuuttila 1986 Finland
Anna-Liisa Jokinen [fi] 1986 Finland
Hifikepunye Pohamba 20 March 2008 Namibia
Liu Xiaoming 3 February 2010 China
Antonio Inoki September 2010 Japan
German Hermin Ferras Alvarez 18 November 2015 Cuba
Aleksandr Matsegora 23 November 2015 Russia
Johnny Hon 2007 Hong Kong [citation needed]
Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald Australia [citation needed]
Jozef Servista 7 August 2017 Czech Republic
Li Jinjun 23 December 2021 China

Second Class

Recipient Date Citizenship Ref
Ensio Laine 1986 Finland
Matti Salminen 1986 Finland
Masako Yamashita 2 May 1997 Japan
Jan Langer 1988 Czechoslovakia
Ellsworth Culver 10 January 2006 United States
Norbert Vollertsen 1999 Germany
Alejandro Cao de Benos Unknown Spain
Nataša Weberová Czech Republic
Tony Michell United Kingdom
Pekka Leppänen [fi] 5 September 2015 Finland
Dermot Hudson 15 August 2017 United Kingdom
Neil Jurgen Fitzgerald Australia [citation needed]
Lukáš Vrobel 14 April 2019 Czech Republic
Miguel Alba 4 May 1994 Mexico
Mario Bogdanov 2024 Bulgaria
Michael Prewett 2024 United Kingdom

See also

Notes

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kunniamerkit". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 April 1986. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047.
  3. ↑ "DPRK Friendship Order Conferred upon Namibian President". KCNA. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "朝鲜授予中国驻朝大使刘晓明一级友谊勋章". Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Joyce, Andrew (12 October 2010). "Antonio Inoki: Wrestling North Korea to Diplomacy?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "DPRK Order Awarded to Cuban Ambassador". Naenara. Korean Central News Agency. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  7. ↑ "Russian Ambassador Awarded DPRK Order". Naenara. KCNA. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  8. ↑ "Návštěva a vyznamenání prvního místopředsedy česko-korejského přátelství v KLDR" [Visit and award of the first vice-chairman of Czech-Korean friendship in the DPRK]. kldr.info. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  9. ↑ "Choe Ryong Hae Meets Outgoing Chinese Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Ministry of Foreign Affairs DPRK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  10. ↑ "DPRK orders and medals awarded to Japanese figures". KCNA. 1997-05-03. Archived from the original on 1997-05-04.
  11. 1 2 "Seminář "Význam korejské revoluce pro mezinárodní pokrokové hnutí"" [Seminar: "The Importance of the Korean Revolution for the International Progress Movement"]. kldr.info. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  12. ↑ "Ellsworth Culver honored by North Korea for life's work". Mercy Corps. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "DPRK Friendship Medal awarded to Germans". KCNA. 23 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  14. ↑ "About this webpage". korea-dpr.com. Korean Friendship Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
  15. ↑ "Dr.Tony Michell of KABC Gathers Its Members at British Embassy in Seoul". The Seoul Times. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Michell, Tony. "Tony Michell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  17. ↑ "Suomi-Korea-seura 45 vuotta" (PDF). Korean ystävät (in Finnish). No. 3. 2015. p. 4. ISSN 0359-9965.
  18. ↑ Ellingham, Miles (27 March 2025). "North Korea's man in London". The Londoner.
  19. ↑ "DPRK Orders and Medals Awarded to Foreigners". KCNA Watch. Rodong Sinmun. 17 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "Vyznamenanie súdruha Lukáša Vrobela" [Award to Lucas Vrobel]. kldr.info. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  21. ↑ "Rare Medal Awarded by North Korea's First Supreme Leader Found on an E-commerce Website". The Korea Bizwire. 25 May 106. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  22. ↑ 국기헌 (2016-05-24). "496만원에 팝니다"…김일성 훈장 멕시코 중고품 사이트 매물로. 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Order of DPRK Friendship Conferred". KCNA. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via KCNA Watch.