- Appearance
- Controversies
- Recipients
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox order |title = Grand Order of Mugunghwa |image = |caption = Rendering of the order insignia. |awarded_by = {{KOR}} |type = Order of merit |established = August 13, 1949 |eligibility = {{flatlist}}- President of South Korea
- President's spouse
- Head of an ally or his/her spouse
- Former head of an ally or his/her spouse
|for = Outstanding meritorious services in the interest of promoting the development and security of the Republic of Korea. |status = Active |head_title = |head = |chancellor = |commander = |grades = |former_grades = |first_induction = |last_induction = |total = |recipients = |individual = |higher = none |lower = {{flatlist}}- Order of National Foundation
- Order of Civil Merit
- Order of Military Merit
- Order of Service Merit
- Order of National Security Merit
- Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
- Order of Industrial Service Merit
- Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
- Order of Cultural Merit
- Order of Sports Merit
- Order of Science and Technology Merit
|image2 = |caption2 = Sash riband of the order }}{{Infobox Korean name | title = Korean name | hangul = 무궁화대훈장 | hanja = 無窮花大勳章 | rr = Mugunghwa Daehunjang | mr = Mugunghwa Daehunjang | koreanipa = }}The Grand Order of Mugunghwa ({{lang-ko|무궁화대훈장}}) is the highest order awarded by the government of South Korea. It is awarded to the President of South Korea, and it may be awarded to their spouse, heads or former heads of state of South Korean allies, and their spouses. The order is presented for, "Outstanding meritorious services in the interest of promoting the development and security of the Republic of Korea."[1] The Grand Order of Mugunghwa takes its name from South Korea's national flower, the rose of Sharon. The rose of Sharon is a cultivar native to the Korean peninsula and has great cultural significance in Korean history.[2] AppearanceThe Grand Order of Mugunghwa consists of "an insignia worn around the neck, a badge affixed to sash worn over the shoulder and a star, with a ribbon and a lapel badge as necessary," according to law.[1] The Grand Order of Mugunghwa may be made of gold, silver, ruby and amethyst. As of 2013, the cost to produce it was approximately 20 million won, or $19,000 USD.[4] Controversies The Grand Order of Mugunghwa is traditionally awarded to the incoming President of South Korea shortly after their inauguration. However, Former President Roh Moo-hyun opted to accept the award upon his departure from office in 2008.[3] After their conviction for treason in 1996, former president Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were ordered to return the Grand Order of Mugunghwa along with other state decorations. While Chun agreed to return the awards, he and Roh have yet to actually return them.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} Recipients {{Refimprove section|date=February 2018|small=}}Year | Name | Title | Nationality | 1949 | Syngman Rhee | President | South Korea | 1960 | Yun Posun | President | 1963 | Park Chung-hee | President | 1964 | Heinrich Lübke | President | West Germany | Wilhelmine Keuthen | First lady | 1966 | Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu | King | Malaysia | Tengku Ampuan Tua Intan Zaharah | Queen | Bhumibol Adulyadej | King | Thailand | Sirikit | Queen | Chiang Kai-shek | President | China | 1967 | Yuk Young-soo | First lady | South Korea | 1968 | Haile Selassie | Emperor | Ethiopia | 1969 | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu | President | South Vietnam | Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh | First lady | Hamani Diori | President | Niger | Aissa Diori | First lady | 1970 | Fidel Sánchez Hernández | President | El Salvador | Marie Nade Sánchez Hernández | First lady | 1975 | Omar Bongo | President | Gabon | Josephine Bongo | First lady | 1979 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | President | Senegal | Colette Hubert Senghor | First lady | Choi Kyu-hah | President | South Korea | Hong Gi | First lady | 1980 | Khalid of Saudi Arabia | King | Saudi Arabia | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | Emir | Kuwait | Chun Doo-hwan | President | South Korea | Rhee Soon-ja | First lady | 1981 | Suharto | President | Indonesia | Siti Hartinah | First lady | Ahmad Shah of Pahang | King | Malaysia | Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Queen | Ferdinand Marcos | President | Philippines | Imelda Marcos | First lady | Rodrigo Carazo Odio | President | Costa Rica | Estrella Zeledón Lizano | First lady | 1982 | Samuel Doe | President | Liberia | Mobutu Sese Seko | President | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bobi Ladawa Mobutu | First lady | Abdou Diouf | President | Senegal | Kenan Evren | President | Turkey | 1983 | Gaafar Nimeiry | President | Sudan | 부띠나 칼릴 압불핫산 | First lady | Hussein of Jordan | King | Jordan | Queen Noor of Jordan | Queen | 1984 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan | Brunei | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | Emir | Qatar | Dawda Jawara | President | Gambia | Chilele Jawara | First lady | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | President | Maldives | 1985 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | President | Pakistan | Luis Alberto Monge | President | Costa Rica | 1986 | Elizabeth II | Queen | United Kingdom | Baudouin of Belgium | King | Belgium | 1987 | Ahmed Abdallah | President | Comoros | 1988 | Roh Tae-woo | President | South Korea | Kim Ok-suk | First lady | Iskandar of Johor | King | Malaysia | Tunku Puan Zanariah | Queen | 1989 | Richard von Weizsäcker | President | West Germany | François Mitterrand | President | France | Danielle Mitterrand | First lady | 1990 | Andrés Rodríguez | President | Paraguay | Árpád Göncz | President | Hungary | 1991 | Azlan Shah of Perak | King | Malaysia | Raja Permaisuri Bainun | Queen | Carlos Salinas de Gortari | President | Mexico | 1992 | Jorge Serrano Elías | President | Guatemala | 1993 | Kim Young-sam | President | South Korea | Son Myung-soon | First lady | Fidel Ramos | President | Philippines | Amelita Ramos | First lady | 1994 | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | President | Chile | Lech Wałęsa | President | Poland | 1995 | Islam Karimov | President | Uzbekistan | Roman Herzog | President | Germany | Zhelyu Zhelev | President | Bulgaria | Nelson Mandela | President | South Africa | Carlos Menem | President | Argentina | 1996 | Álvaro Arzú | President | Guatemala | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | President | Brazil | Juan Carlos I of Spain | King | Spain | Queen Sofía of Spain | Queen | Razman al-Qadri | King | Malaysia | Leonid Kuchma | President | Ukraine | 1998 | Kim Dae-jung | President | South Korea | Lee Hui-ho | First lady | 2000 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | President | Italy | Jacques Chirac | President | France | 2006 | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | President | Algeria | 2007 | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Emir | Kuwait | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | Emir | Qatar | 2008 | Roh Moo-hyun | President | South Korea | Kwon Yang-sook | First lady | 2009 | Nursultan Nazarbayev | President | Kazakhstan | Alan García | President | Peru | Giorgio Napolitano | President | Italy | 2012 | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | King | Sweden | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | President | United Arab Emirates | 2013 | Lee Myung-bak | President | South Korea | Kim Yoon-ok | First lady | Park Geun-hye | President | 2014 | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | President | Indonesia | 2015 | Ollanta Humala | President | Peru |
See also - Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
References1. ^1 {{Cite act|title=Awards and Decorations Act|number=11690|date=March 23, 2013|url=https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?hseq=28003&lang=ENG}}(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-15. 2. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XgdOBAAAQBAJ|title=Taekwondo Poomsae: The Fighting Scrolls: Guiding Philosophy and Basic Applications|last1=Umoh|first1=Kingsley|date=2014|publisher=Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency|year=|isbn=9781612048017|location=|pages=233–234}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2013011174278|title=Will Pres. Lee accept top gov`t honor before retiring?|last=|first=|date=2013-01-11|work=The Dong-A Ilbo|accessdate=2018-02-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}
External links- [https://www.sanghun.go.kr/nation/hunjang.html Images of Grand Order of Mugunghwa] (in Korean with some English)
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