Order of the African Star
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The Order of the African Star was a Belgian colonial order of chivalry established in the late 19th century to honor services connected with the Congo and Belgium’s African territories.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian order
ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Orde van de Afrikaanse Ster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ordre de l’Étoile africaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belgian Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
civil merit
ⓘ
military merit ⓘ services to Belgian colonial interests in Africa ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | King of the Belgians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| badgeCenter | blue enamel medallion ⓘ |
| badgeCenterMotif | golden star ⓘ |
| badgeMaterial | gold ⓘ |
| badgeShape | five-pointed star ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Belgian citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Leopold II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 30 December 1888 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Leopold II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grade |
Commander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ |
| hasInsignia |
badge
ⓘ
sash ⓘ star ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Belgian colonial rule in Congo
ⓘ
European colonialism in Central Africa ⓘ |
| monarchAsGrandMaster | King of the Belgians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Travail et Progrès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | French ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Work and Progress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to reward services connected with Belgian colonial territories in Africa
ⓘ
to reward services connected with the Congo Free State ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Royal Order of the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | blue ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | yellow central stripe ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Order of the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism | African star as emblem of colonial enterprise ⓘ |
| type | colonial order ⓘ |
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