Episode 2455
Order of Leopold II
Tue, 2024-Jan-23 00:56 UTC
Length - 1:45
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The random article for Tuesday, 23 January 2024 is Order of Leopold II.
The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as Sovereign of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgium, incorporated into the Belgian awards system. The order is awarded for meritorious service to the sovereign of Belgium, and as a token of his personal goodwill. It can be awarded to both Belgians and foreigners, and is seen as diplomatic gift of merit. The order has become a long service order for people in the civil service and is awarded alternatively with the Order of the Crown, as the Order of Leopold is awarded under rarer circumstances. The order currently stands third after the Order of Leopold (1st) and the Order of the Crown (2nd) in the Belgian honors hierarchy. The Order of Leopold II is awarded by royal decree.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:56 UTC on Tuesday, 23 January 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Order of Leopold II on Wikipedia.
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