Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

The Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk () 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. Unlike in the past, it is awarded to the Czech citizens and foreigners alike. 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.

Design

The insignia was designed by Vladimír Oppl. The badge is a blue enameled star-shaped ornament with Masaryk's portrait placed in the center. A medallion placed centrally on the reverse of the badge bears the Greater Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic encircled by a white ring with the inscription "VĚRNI ZŮSTANEME" ("We Shall Remain Faithful"), the motto of the Order.

Ribbon bars

Recipients

Czechoslovakia

1991

• Cardinal Josef Beran, in memoriam, class I
• Josef Čapek, h.c., in memoriam, class I
• Václav Černý, in memoriam, class I
• Rudolf FirkuÅ¡ný, class I
• Milan Hodža, in memoriam, class I
• Milada Horáková, in memoriam, class I
• Janko Jesenský, in memoriam, class I
• DuÅ¡an Jurkovič, in memoriam, class I
• ZáviÅ¡ Kalandra, in memoriam, class I
• Rafael Kubelík, class I
• Jan Masaryk, Dr.h.c., in memoriam, class I
• Jan Palach, in memoriam, class I
• Ján Papánek, class I
• Jan Patočka, in memoriam, class I
• Ferdinand Peroutka, in memoriam, class I
• Daniel Rapant, in memoriam, class I
• Fedor Ruppeldt, in memoriam, class I
• Jaroslav Seifert, in memoriam, class I
• Rostislav Sochorec, in memoriam, class I
• Milan Å imečka, in memoriam, class I
• Svätopluk Å túr, in memoriam, class I
• Dominik Tatarka, in memoriam, class I
• Cardinal FrantiÅ¡ek Tomášek, class I
• Jan Zajíc, in memoriam, class I
• Tomáš BaÅ¥a, class II
• Prokop Drtina, in memoriam, class II
• Rudolf FraÅ¡tacký, in memoriam, class II
• Pavol Peter Gojdič, in memoriam, class II
• Josef Grňa, in memoriam, class II
• Egon Hostovský, in memoriam, class II
• Roman Jakobson, in memoriam, class II
• Jiří Kolář, class II
• Jindřich Kolovrat, class II
• Martin Kvetko, class II
• Jan Lang, class II
• Jozef Lettrich, in memoriam, class II
• Bohuslav Martinů, in memoriam, class II
• Anastáz Opasek, class II
• Hubert Ripka, in memoriam, class II
• FrantiÅ¡ek Schwarzenberg, class II
• Koloman Sokol, class II
• Jaroslav Stránský, in memoriam, class II
• Jan Å rámek, in memoriam, class II
• Vavro J. Å robár, in memoriam, class II
• Jan Zahradníček, in memoriam, class II
• Petr Zenkl, in memoriam, class II
• Josef Zvěřina, in memoriam, class II
• Samuel BelluÅ¡, class III
• Johann Wolfgang Brügel, in memoriam, class III
• Jan Čep, in memoriam, class III
• Ivo Ducháček, in memoriam, class III
• Karel EngliÅ¡, in memoriam, class III
• Jozef Felix, in memoriam, class III
• Viktor Fischl (Avigdor Dagan), class III
• Bedřich Fučík, in memoriam, class III
• Alexandr Heidler, in memoriam, class III
• Václav Hlavatý, in memoriam, class III
• Vincent Hložník, class III
• Fedor Hodža, in memoriam, class III
• Vladimír Holan, in memoriam, class III
• Josef Hora, in memoriam, class III
• Ota Hora, class III
• Jindřich Chalupecký, in memoriam, class III
• Ján Jamnický, in memoriam, class III
• Å tefan Janšák, Dr.h.c., in memoriam, class III
• Zdeněk Kalista, in memoriam, class III
• Imrich KarvaÅ¡, in memoriam, class III
• Božena Komárková, class III
• Ivan Krasko, in memoriam, class III
• Leopold Lahola, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Lederer, in memoriam, class III
• Cyprián Majerník, in memoriam, class III
• Ivan Medek, class III
• Václav Neumann, class III
• Jaroslav Pecháček, class III
• Přemysl Pitter, in memoriam, class III
• Karel Plicka, in memoriam, class III
• Alfréd Radok, in memoriam, class III
• Milan Rúfus, class III
• Josef Å afařík, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Å vantner, in memoriam, class III
• Eduard Táborský, class III
• Zdeněk Urbánek, class III
• Jan Vladislav, class III
• Jiří Weil, in memoriam, class III
• Otto Wichterle, class III
• Rudolf BriÅ¡ka, in memoriam, class IV
• Oskár Ferianc, in memoriam, class IV
• Ctibor Filčík, in memoriam, class IV
• Alexander Hirner, in memoriam, class IV
• Ján Jesenský, in memoriam, class IV
• Jiří Král, class IV
• Anna Kvapilová, class IV
• Michal LukniÅ¡, in memoriam, class IV
• Ján MikleÅ¡, class IV
• Jarmila Novotná-Daubek, class IV
• Gustáv Papp, class IV
• Bernadeta Pánčiová, class IV
• Bohumil Sekla, in memoriam, class IV
• Ester Å imerová-Martinčeková, class IV
• Jan Å imsa, class IV
• Jaroslav Werstadt, in memoriam, class IV
• Peter ZaÅ¥ko, in memoriam, class IV

1992

• Ivan Dérer, in memoriam, class I
• Alfred Fuchs, in memoriam, class I
• Jozef Gregor-Tajovský, in memoriam, class I
• Kamil Krofta, in memoriam, class I
• Ivan Markovič, in memoriam, class I
• Å tefan Osuský, in memoriam, class I
• Lev Sychrava, in memoriam, class I
• Přemysl Šámal, in memoriam, class I
• Jaroslav Å imsa, in memoriam, class I
• Josef Å temberka, in memoriam, class I
• Vladislav Vančura, in memoriam, class I
• Vladimír Pavol Čobrda, in memoriam, class II
• Vojta BeneÅ¡, in memoriam, class II
• Zdeněk Bořek-Dohalský, in memoriam, class II
• Fedor Houdek, in memoriam, class II
• Václav Majer, in memoriam, class II
• Jozef Országh, in memoriam, class II
• Samuel Å tefan Osuský, in memoriam, class II
• Antonín PeÅ¡l, in memoriam, class II
• Albert Pražák, in memoriam, class II
• Vojtěch Preissig, in memoriam, class II
• Emanuel Rádl, in memoriam, class II
• Juraj Slávik, in memoriam, class II
• Anton Å tefánek, in memoriam, class II
• Jan Uher, in memoriam, class II
• Ján Ursíny, in memoriam, class II
• Růžena Vacková, in memoriam, class II
• Ján Bečko, in memoriam, class III
• Ján Bulík, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Dvorník, in memoriam, class III
• Julius Firt, in memoriam, class III
• Vladimír Grégr, in memoriam, class III
• Vlasta Kálalová, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Kovárna, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Kriegl, in memoriam, class III
• Božena Kuklová-Å túrová, in memoriam, class III
• Ján Lichner, in memoriam, class III
• Antonín Mandl, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Němec, in memoriam, class III
• Josef Palivec, in memoriam, class III
• Josef Patejdl, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ka Plamínková, in memoriam, class III
• Marie Provazníková, in memoriam, class III
• Václav Talich, in memoriam, class III
• Å těpán Trochta, in memoriam, class III
• Květoslava Viestová, in memoriam, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ka Zeminová, in memoriam, class III
• Stanislav Broj, in memoriam, class IV
• Ludwig Czech, in memoriam, class IV
• Josef Ludvík Fischer, in memoriam, class IV
• Želmíra GaÅ¡paríková, in memoriam, class IV
• Anna GaÅ¡paríková-Horáková, in memoriam, class IV
• Helena Koželuhová, in memoriam, class IV
• Karel Kučera, in memoriam, class IV
• Zdeněk Němeček, in memoriam, class IV
• Václav Paleček, in memoriam, class IV
• Bohumil Přikryl, in memoriam, class IV
• Ladislav Radimský, in memoriam, class IV
• Bohuslav Reynek, in memoriam, class IV
• Josef Rotnágl, in memoriam, class IV
• Evald Schorm, in memoriam, class IV
• Jan Slavík, in memoriam, class IV
• Karel Steinbach, in memoriam, class IV
• Grigorij Žatkovič, in memoriam, class IV

Czech Republic

1995

• Karel Čapek, in memoriam, class I
• Ladislav Feierabend, in memoriam, class I
• Karel Otčenášek, class I
• Ladislav Rašín, in memoriam, class I
• Pavel Tigrid, class I
• Charles A. Vanik, class I
• René Wellek, class I
• Bernard Braine, class II
• Karel Hrubý, class II
• FrantiÅ¡ek Langer, in memoriam, class II
• Karel Poláček, in memoriam, class II
• Mojmír Povolný, class II
• Wolfgang Scheur, class II
• Antonín A. Weber, in memoriam, class II
• Vilém Brzorád, in memoriam, class III
• Josef Fischer, in memoriam, class III
• Ladislav Hejdánek, class III
• Zdeněk Rotrekl, class III

1996

• Jan Opletal, in memoriam, class I
• Rudolf Kirchschläger, class I
• Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, in memoriam, class I
• Blahoslav Hrubý, in memoriam, class II
• Antonín Hřebík, in memoriam, class II
• Milena Jesenská, in memoriam, class II
• Dominik Pecka, in memoriam, class II
• Max van der Stoel, class II
• Jakub Čermín, class III
• Eugéne V. Faucher, class III
• Viktor Fischl, class III
• Slavomír Klaban, class III
• Radomír Luža, class III
• Anton Otte, class III
• Bohumil Vít Tajovský, class III
• Ludvík Vaculík, class III
• Jiří G. Corn, in memoriam, class IV
• Antonín RemeÅ¡, in memoriam, class IV

1997

• Gorazd, Orthodox Bishop of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia, in memoriam, class I
• Olga Havlová, in memoriam, class I
• FrantiÅ¡ek Halas, in memoriam, class II
• Rudolf Battěk, class III
• Otta Bednářová, class III
• Jaroslav Drábek, in memoriam, class III
• Josef FiÅ¡era, class III
• Richard Glazar, class III
• Oto Mádr, class III
• Radim PalouÅ¡, class III
• Karel Pecka, in memoriam, class III
• Colonel (ret.) LuboÅ¡ HruÅ¡ka, class V
• Dagmar Skálová, class V

1998

• Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD., class I
• Jeane Kirkpatrick, PhD., class I
• Henry A. Kissinger, PhD., class I
• Jaroslav Kvapil, in memoriam, class II
• Mikuláš Lobkowicz, class II
• Václav Renč, in memoriam, class II
• Richard Belcredi, class III
• Stanislav Drobný, class III
• Viktor M. Fic, class III
• Emil Filla, in memoriam, class III
• Antonín Huvar, class III
• Václav Hyvnar, class III
• Vlasta Chramostová, class III
• Rudolf Karel, in memoriam, class III
• Major General Jaroslav KaÅ¡par-Pátý, in memoriam, class III
• Jiří Kovtun, class III
• Jan Milíč Lochman, class III
• Václav Malý, Auxiliary Bishop of Prague, class III
• Jaroslav Opat, class III
• Vilém Prečan, class III
• Vladimír Sís, in memoriam, class III
• Jakub S. Trojan, class III
• Emanuel Viktor Voska, in memoriam, class III
• Marie Dubinová, class IV
• Zdena Mašínová, in memoriam, class IV
• Jaroslav Mezník, class IV
• Jaromír Å avrda, in memoriam, class IV
• Tomáš Å pidlík, class IV (21 Oct. 2003 Cardinal)
• Bedřich Utitz, class IV
• Nicholas Winton, class IV

1999

• Josef Karel Matocha, archbishop of Olomouc, in memoriam, class I
• Oldřich Černý, class III
• Přemysl Janýr, in memoriam, class III

2000

• Rudolf Jílovský, in memoriam, class II
• Josef Lux, in memoriam, class II
• Jiří Horák, class III
• Milan Machovec, class III
• Jaroslav Musial, class IV
• Michael Novak, class III
• MiloÅ¡ Tomčík, class IV
• Hans Dieter Zimmermann, class IV

2001

• Robert Badinter, class I
• Ryszard Siwiec, in memoriam, class I
• Vojtěch Dundr, in memoriam, class II
• Václav Chytil, in memoriam, class III
• Jindřich VaÅ¡ko, in memoriam, class III
• Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, class IV
• Petr Adamus, class IV
• Karel Vrána, class IV
• FrantiÅ¡ek Lízna, SJ., class V

2002

• Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, Archbishop of Prague and Metropolitan Bishop of Bohemia, class II
• LuboÅ¡ Dobrovský, class III
• Richard Feder, in memoriam, class III
• Zdeněk Kessler, class III
• Jacques Rupnik, class III
• Karel Schwarzenberg, class III
• Karol Sidon, Rabbi of Prague and Chief Rabbi of the Czech Republic, class III
• Pavel Smetana, Moderator of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, class III
• Dagmar BureÅ¡ová, class IV
• Ladislav Lis, in memoriam, class IV

2003

• Václav Havel, class I (conferred by the parliament)
• Mary Robinson, class I
• Willy Spühler, in memoriam, class I
• Elena Bonner, class II
• Sergei Kovalev, class II
• Luisa Abrahams, class III
• Miroslav Kusý, class III
• Emil Ludvík, class III
• Lubomír Voleník, in memoriam, class III
• Adam Michnik, class III
• Antonín Sum, class III
• Jaroslav Å karvada, class III
• Antje Vollmer, class III

2004

• Colonel (ret.) ArnoÅ¡t Kubík, class III
• Lieutenant General (ret.) Tomáš Sedláček, class III
• Colonel (ret.) Otokar Vinklář, class III
• Josef Zlámal, O. Melit. Prior, class III

2005

• Brigadier General (ret.) Josef Hercz, class I
• Major General (ret.) Stanislav Hlučka, class I
• Martin FrantiÅ¡ek Vích, class III

2006

• Naděžda Kavalírová, class I
• Brigadier General (ret.) Miroslav Å tandera, class I
• Matylda Čiháková, class II
• Captain Václav Kojzar, in memoriam, class II
• Michael Josef Pojezdný, class II
• Karel Skalický, class IV

2007

• Vladimír Bystrov, class II
• Jiří Formánek, class II
• FrantiÅ¡ek Zahrádka, class III

2008

• Jakub Blacký, class II
• Bohuslav Bubník, class II
• Jan Graubner, class II
• Josef Lesák, class II
• Jaroslav Grosman, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Wiendl, class III

2009

• Anděla Dvořáková, class
• Josefina Napravilová, class III
• FrantiÅ¡ek Å edivý, class II
• Josef Veselý, class III
• Pavel Žák, class IV

2014

• Hana Hegerová, class I
• Miroslav Zikmund, class I

2024

• Bill Clinton, class I

References

External links

• Orders and Decorations
• Tomas Garrigue Masaryk Order on the site of the Prague Castle