Date
|
Recipient
|
Grade
|
8 June 1947
|
Spain – Caudillo
Francisco Franco (1936–1975)
|
Collar
|
16 August 1947
|
Brazil – President
Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1946–1951)
|
Collar
|
20 December 1948
|
Chile – Former president
Arturo Alessandri (1920–1925; 1932-1938)
|
Grand Cross
|
1950
|
Peru – President
Manuel Arturo Odría (1948–1950; 1950-1956)
|
Collar
|
12 May 1950
|
United States – General
Dwight Eisenhower (1953–1961)
|
Grand Cross
|
4 April 1951
|
Netherlands – Prince
Bernhard (1948–1980)
|
Grand Cross
|
18 July 1952
|
Argentina – First Lady
Eva Duarte de Perón (1946–1952)
|
Extraordinary
|
19 February 1953
|
Chile – President
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1927–1931; 1952–1958)
|
Collar
|
15 August 1954
|
Paraguay – President
Alfredo Stroessner (1954–1989)
|
Collar
|
2 February 1959
|
Italy – Prime Minister
Antonio Segni (1955–1957; 1959–1960)
|
Grand Cross
|
1960
|
Belgium – King
Baudouin (1951–1993)
|
Collar
|
8 May 1960
|
France – President
Charles De Gaulle (1959–1969)
|
Collar
|
June 1960
|
Germany – Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer (1949–1963)
|
Grand Cross
|
1 July 1960
|
Netherlands – Queen
Juliana (1948–1980)
|
Collar
|
4 July 1960
|
United Kingdom – Queen
Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
|
Collar
|
October 1960
|
Taiwan – President
Chiang Kai-shek (1950–1975)
|
Collar
|
9 April 1961
|
Italy – President
Giovanni Gronchi (1955–1962)
|
Collar
|
8 July 1961
|
Bolivia – President
Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1952–1956; 1960–1964; 1985–1989)
|
Collar
|
8 December 1961
|
Thailand – King
Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946–2016)
[2]
|
Collar
|
Thailand – Queen
Sirikit (1950–2016)
|
Grand Cross
|
Thailand – Prime Minister
Sarit Thanarat (1959–1963)
[3]
|
Grand Cross
|
22 March 1962
|
United Kingdom – Prince
Philip (1952–2021)
|
Grand Cross
|
10 May 1965
|
Iran – Shah
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
|
Collar
|
Iran – Shahbanu
Farah Pahlavi (1961–1979)
|
Grand Cross
|
15 September 1965
|
Italy – President
Giuseppe Saragat (1964–1971)
|
Collar
|
29 October 1965
|
Chile – President
Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964–1970)
|
Collar
|
1966
|
Cambodia – King
Norodom Sihanouk (1941–1970, 1993-2004)
|
Collar
|
25 March 1966
|
Denmark – Princess
Margrethe (1940–1972;
Queen: 1972–incumbent)
|
Grand Cross
|
18 September 1967
|
Norway – King
Olav V (1957–1991)
|
Collar
|
1970
|
Ethiopia – Emperor
Haile Selassie (1930–1974)
|
Collar
|
18 April 1971
|
Costa Rica – President
José Figueres Ferrer (1948–1949; 1953–1958; 1970–1974)
|
Collar
|
13 October 1971
|
Peru – President
Juan Velasco Alvaro (1968–1975)
|
Collar
|
1972
|
South Korea – President
Park Chung-hee (1962-1979)
|
Collar
|
Indonesia – President
Suharto (1968-1998)
|
Collar
|
Indonesia – First Lady
Siti Hartinah (1968-1998)
|
Grand Cross
|
16 June 1973
|
Spain – President
Luis Carrero Blanco (1973)
|
Grand Cross
|
5 March 1974
|
Romania – President
Nicolae Ceausescu (1967–1989)
|
Collar
|
Romania – First Lady
Elena Ceausescu (1974–1989)
|
Grand Cross
|
1976
|
Chile – President
Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990)
[4]
|
Grand Cross
|
4 March 1978
|
Peru – President
Francisco Morales Bermúdez (1975–1980)
|
Collar
|
1 December 1978
|
Spain – King
Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
|
Collar
|
Spain – Queen
Sofía (1975–2014)
|
Grand Cross
|
8 October 1979
|
Japan – Emperor
Hirohito (1926–1989)
|
Collar
|
7 June 1985
|
Peru – President
Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1963–1968; 1980–1985)
|
Collar
|
17 July 1986
|
Philippines – President
Corazon Aquino (1986–1992)
|
Collar
|
19 July 1986
|
Saudi Arabia – King
Fahd (1982–2005)
|
Collar
|
28 July 1986
|
Brazil – President
José Sarney (1985–1990)
|
Collar
|
5 July 1990
|
Brazil – President
Fernando Collor de Mello (1990–1992)
|
Collar
|
27 August 1990
|
Chile – President
Patricio Aylwin (1990–1994)
[5]
|
Collar
|
1991
|
Malaysia – Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad (1981–2003, 2018-2020)
[6][
better source needed]
|
Grand Cross
|
1992
|
Morocco – King
Hassan II (1961–1999)
|
Collar
|
Jordan – King
Hussein (1952–1999)
|
Collar
|
11 May 1992
|
Egypt – President
Hosni Moubarak (1981–2011)
|
Collar
|
27 March 1994
|
Spain – Infanta
Elena (1963–1995)
|
Grand Cross
|
Spain – Infanta
Cristina (1965–1997)
|
Grand Cross
|
6 May 1994
|
Belgium – Prince
Philippe (1993–2013)
|
Grand Cross
|
1 December 1994
|
Croatia – President
Franjo Tuđman (1990–1999)
|
Collar
|
21 February 1995
|
Poland – President
Lech Wałęsa (1990–1995)
|
Collar
|
24 February 1995
|
South Africa – President
Nelson Mandela (1994–1999)
|
Collar
|
31 May 1995
|
Austria – President
Thomas Klestil (1992–2004)
[7]
|
Collar
|
14 March 1996
|
Lithuania – President
Algirdas Brazauskas (1992–1998)
|
Collar
|
8 April 1996
|
Brazil – President
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995–2002)
|
Collar
|
16 July 1996
|
Laos – President
Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1992–1998)
|
Collar
|
27 September 1996
|
Czech Republic – President
Vaclav Havel (1993–2003)
|
Collar
|
12 November 1996
|
Mexico – President
Ernesto Zedillo (1994–2000)
|
Collar
|
3 March 1997
|
Finland – President
Martti Ahtisaari (1994–2000)
|
Collar
|
7 April 1997
|
Hungary – President
Árpád Göncz (1990–2000)
|
Collar
|
9 April 1997
|
Thailand – Prime Minister
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1996–1997)
[8]
|
Grand Cross
|
21 April 1997
|
Spain – President
José María Aznar (1996–2004)
|
Grand Cross
|
28 April 1997
|
Haiti – President
René Préval (1996–2001; 2006-2011)
|
Collar
|
26 May 1998
|
Sweden – King
Carl XVI Gustav (1973–incumbent)
|
Collar
|
Sweden – Queen
Silvia (1976–incumbent)
|
Grand Cross
|
Sweden – Princess
Lilian (1976–2013)
|
Grand Cross
|
16 July 1998
|
United Nations – Secretary-General
Kofi Annan (1997–2006)
[9][
better source needed]
|
Grand Cross
|
10 August 1998
|
Nicaragua – President
Arnoldo Alemán (1997–2002)
|
Collar
|
29 September 1998
|
Japan – Prince
Akishino (1990–Incumbent)
|
Grand Cross
|
2 December 1998
|
Japan – Emperor
Akihito (1989–2019)
|
Collar
|
Japan – Empress
Michiko (1989–2019)
|
Grand Cross
|
20 September 1999
|
Philippines – President
Joseph Estrada (1998–2001)
[10][
better source needed]
|
Collar
|
15 May 2000
|
Paraguay – President
Luis González Macchi (1999–2003)
[11][
better source needed]
|
Collar
|
18 May 2000
|
Chile – President
Ricardo Lagos (2000–2006)
|
Collar
|
25 September 2000
|
Saudi Arabia – Prince
Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud (1982–2005)
|
Grand Cross
|
12 October 2000
|
Colombia – President
Andrés Pastrana Arango (1998–2002)
|
Collar
|
14 March 2001
|
Italy – President
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1999–2006)
|
Collar
|
21 August 2001
|
Dominican Republic – President
Hipólito Mejía (2000–2004)
|
Collar
|
15 November 2001
|
Portugal – President
Jorge Sampaio (1996–2006)
|
Collar
|
7 April 2003
|
Sovereign Order of Malta – Prince and Grand Master
Fra' Andrew Bertie (1988–2008)
|
Grand Cross
|
29 April 2003
|
Uruguay – President
Jorge Batlle (2000–2005)
|
Collar
|
7 December 2004
|
Morocco – King
Mohammed VI (1999–incumbent)
|
Collar
|
21 April 2008
|
Ecuador – President
Rafael Correa (2007–2017)
|
Collar
|
24 November 2008
|
Mexico – President
Felipe Calderón (2006–2012)
|
Collar
|
9 February 2009
|
Spain – Princess
Letizia (2004–2014)
|
Grand Cross
|
16 January 2011
|
Kuwait – Emir
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006–2020)
|
Collar
|
Kuwait – Prince
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006–2020)
|
Grand Cross
|
28 November 2012
|
Peru – President
Ollanta Humala (2011–2016)
|
Collar
|
8 May 2013
|
Venezuela – President
Nicolás Maduro (2013–Incumbent) / Revoked by President
Mauricio Macri.
[12]
|
Collar
|
2016
|
Japan – Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe (2006–2007, 2012–2020)
[13]
|
Grand Cross
|
25 February 2016
|
France – President
François Hollande (2012–2017)
|
Collar
|
29 July 2016
|
Mexico – President
Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018)
|
Collar
|
8 August 2016
|
United Nations – Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon (2007–2016)
|
Grand Cross
|
9 August 2016
|
Australia – Governor-General
Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
|
Collar
|
22 February 2017
|
Spain – King
Felipe VI (2014–Incumbent)
|
Collar
|
27 March 2017
|
Netherlands – King
Willem-Alexander (2013–incumbent)
|
Collar
|
13 November 2017
|
United States – Former president
Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
|
Grand Cross
|
8 May 2017
|
Italy – President
Sergio Mattarella (2015–Incumbent)
|
Collar
|
6 March 2018
|
Norway – King
Harald V (1991–incumbent)
|
Collar
|
2 December 2018
|
China – President
Xi Jinping (2013–Incumbent)
[14]
|
Collar
|
25 January 2021
|
Uruguay – Former president
José Mujica (2010–2015)
[15]
|
Collar
|