Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Badge, ribband, and star of the First Class
Awarded by the President of the Czech Republic
Type	Order
Grades	Grand Cross Grand Officier Commander Officer Knight
Statistics
Established	1990 (Czechoslovakia) 9 July 1994 (Czech Republic)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the White Lion
Next (lower)	Medal of Heroism
Ribbon bar for the Grand Cross

The Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (Czech: Řád Tomáše Garrigua Masaryka) is an Order of the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution, and re-established in 1994 (following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia). The President of the Czech Republic awards it to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights. The order has five classes, of which class I is the highest. The order is named in honor of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, an advocate of Czechoslovak independence and the first President of Czechoslovakia.

By law, President of the Czech Republic is entitled to the class I insignia of this order; after leaving the office, the order may be conferred upon him for life by a joint resolution of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.