Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour

This article is about a Yugoslavian decoration. For other uses, see Hero of Socialist Labour (disambiguation).
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Country SFR Yugoslavia
Type Order of merit with one degree
Eligibility Yugoslav citizens
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in national economy and culture
Status Dissolved
Statistics
Established 8 December 1948[1]
First awarded 1949
Last awarded 1987
Total awarded 121
Distinct
recipients

Josip Broz Tito

Edvard Kardelj

Aleksandar Ranković

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, 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.[1] After the dissolution of SFR 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, Slovene: Junak socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Jунак на социјалистичката работа).

History

The Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour was formally established on 8 December 1948 as the Yugoslav equivalent to the Soviet title of Hero of Socialist Labour. The order was officially bestowed by the President of Yugoslavia.[5]

First recipient of the order was Moša Pijade, in 1949. Only two people were awarded the order twice - Edvard Kardelj (in 1955 and posthumously in 1979) and Đuro Pucar (in 1955 and posthumously in 1979). Five women received the award - Spasenija Cana Babović, Anka Berus, Lidija Šentjurc, Vida Tomšič and Ida Sabo. The only foreigner who received the award was President of Romania and General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, Nicolae Ceaușescu, who received the award in January 1978.

Recipients

The Order was awarded a total of 121 times until 1987. Some of the notable recipients are:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sammler.ru: Order of Hero of Socialist Labor (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, br.133, 05.12.2008. (Serbo-Croatian)
  4. ↑ Orders and Decorations of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1990- by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003
  5. ↑ Sammler.ru: Certificate of the order awarded to Rude Kolak
  6. ↑ see: Awards and decorations of Josip Broz Tito
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