Order of the Yugoslav Star
| Order of the Yugoslav Star | |
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Award of  Yugoslavia and  Serbia and Montenegro
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| Type | National order of merit in 4 Classes |
| Ribbon |  |
| Awarded for | Development and strengthening of peace and cooperation between nations |
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| Established | 1 February 1954 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | no (1954-1992) Order of Yugoslavia (1998-2006) |
| Next (lower) | Order of Freedom |
Order of the Yugoslav Star (Croatian: Orden jugoslavenske zvijezde; Serbian: Orden jugoslovenske zvezde; Slovene: Red jugoslovanske zvezde; Macedonian: Орден југословенска ѕвезда) was the highest National order of merit awarded in Yugoslavia. It was divided into four classes. The highest class, the Yugoslav Great Star was the highest state decoration awarded in Yugoslavia. The order was mostly awarded to foreign heads of state for the development and strengthening of peace and cooperation between nations.
The Order of the Yugoslav Star was also the second highest order of merit in Serbia and Montenegro.
Order of the Yugoslav Star was founded by the President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito on 1 February 1954 and had three Classes.Law on Decorations was amended on 1 March 1961, so from then on, the Order had four Classes:
After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (and later Serbia and Montenegro) continued to use some of the decorations of former Yugoslavia, among them Order of the Yugoslav Star. In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Order of the Yugoslav Star was the second highest order after the Order of Yugoslavia. During this time the four Classes of the order were named:
The Order was usually awarded to foreign heads of state and other distinguished foreigners who visited Yugoslavia. Up to 1985, the Yugoslav Great Star was awarded 127 times of which 115 to foreigners and 12 to Yugoslav citizens. Some of the notable recipients of the Yugoslav Great Star (or Yugoslav Star, I Class before 1961) are:
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