Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour

Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Order of the Hero of Socialist labour badge
TypeOrder of merit with one degree
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in national economy and culture
Country Yugoslavia
EligibilityYugoslav citizens
StatusDissolved
Established8 December 1948[1]
First awarded1949
Last awarded1987
Total recipients128
Ribbon of the order
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the People's Hero
Next (lower)Order of the People's Liberation

Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Orden junaka socijalističkog rada / Орден јунака социјалистичког рада, Slovene: Red junaka socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Орден на јунак на социјалистичката работа) was the fourth highest state decoration awarded in Yugoslavia.[2][3] It was awarded to Yugoslav citizens, companies and sports teams for outstanding achievements in their professional work.[1] The order was awarded a total of 121 times until 1987. After the Breakup of Yugoslavia the decoration was discontinued.[4]

Along with the order, the recipient was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Junak socijalističkog rada / Јунак социјалистичког рада, Slovene: Junak socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Jунак на социјалистичката работа).[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Sammler.ru: Order of Hero of Socialist Labor (in Russian)
  2. ^ Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90 by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003
  3. ^ Standard magazin: Srbija ponovo dijeli odlikovanja Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, br.133, 05.12.2008. (in Serbo-Croatian)
  4. ^ Orders and Decorations of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1990- by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003

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