Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
The Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo is a South African honour. It was instituted on 6 December 2002, and is granted by the President of South Africa, to foreign citizens who have promoted South African interests and aspirations through co-operation. solidarity, and support.
The order is named after the late Oliver Tambo, who was the African National Congress's president-in-exile for many years.
Current classes
The three classes of appointment to the Order are, in descending order of precedence:- Supreme Companion of OR Tambo in gold, for heads of state and, in special cases, heads of government
- Grand Companion of OR Tambo in silver, for heads of government, ministers of state, supreme court judges, presidents of legislatures, secretaries of state, ambassadors, commanders-in-chief
- Companion of OR Tambo in bronze, for legislators, envoys, senior military officers
Symbolism
The ribbon is white, with recurring grey symbols down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck.
Recipients are also presented with a carved wooden walking stick, which has a serpent wound around the shaft and a spoon-shaped head displaying the badge of the order and the national arms. The walking stick symbolises support and solidarity, and a commitment to stand by the recipient in return.
Recipients
Name | Grade | Awarded |
Olof Palme | SCOT | |
Kenneth David Kaunda | SCOT | |
Mahatma Gandhi | SCOT | |
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane | SCOT | |
Agostinho Neto | SCOT | |
Kwame Nkrumah | SCOT | |
Julius Nyerere | SCOT | |
Amílcar Cabral | SCOT | |
Salim Ahmed Salim | SCOT | |
Kofi Annan | SCOT | |
Salvador Allende | SCOT | |
Martti Ahtisaari | SCOT | |
Michael Manley | SCOT | |
Martin Luther King, Jr. | SCOT | |
Patrice Lumumba | SCOT | |
Ahmed Ben Bella | SCOT | |
Ernst Michanek | GCOT | |
Ramesh Chandra | GCOT | |
Barbara Castle | GCOT | |
Reiulf Steen | GCOT | |
Thorvald Stoltenberg | GCOT | |
Maxine Waters | GCOT | |
Vasily Grigoryevich Solodovnikov | GCOT | |
Robert Hughes | GCOT | |
Boudewijn Sjollema | GCOT | |
FIFA | SCOT | |
Lennart Johansson | SCOT | |
Trevor Richards | SCOT | |
Ahmed Sékou Touré | SCOT | |
Gamal Abdel Nasser | SCOT | |
Dr. Cheddi Jagan | SCOT | |
Ahmed Sukarno | SCOT | |
Diallo Telli | SCOT | |
Motsamai Keyecwe Mpho | GCOT | |
Jawaharlal Nehru | GCOT | |
Vladimir Gennadyevich Shubin | GCOT | |
Sheikh Yusuf | SCOT | |
Modibo Keita | SCOT | |
Seretse Khama | SCOT | |
King Sobhuza II | SCOT | |
King Moshoeshoe II | SCOT | |
Sotiris Mousouris | GCOT | |
Anthony Sampson | GCOT | |
Chief Joseph Leabua Jonathan | SCOT | |
Dr. Eric Eustace Williams | SCOT | |
Shridath Ramphal | SCOT | |
Dr. Ali Al'amin Mazrui | GCOT | |
Michael Kitso Dingake | GCOT | |
Canon John Collins | GCOT | |
Harry Belafonte | GCOT | |
Mandlenkosi Aloysius Isaac Zwane | COT | |
Salman El-Herfi | COT | |
Chief Emeka Anyaoku | SCOT | |
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon | GCOT | |
Philip Potter | GCOT | |
Per Wästberg | GCOT | |
Ron Dellums | GCOT | |
Harry Belafonte | GCOT | |
Jerry Dunfey | GCOT | |
Linda Biehl | COT | |
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz | SCOT | |
BE. Dr. Christian Krause | GCOT | |
Sadako Ogata | GCOT | |
Marcelino dos Santos | GCOT | |
Bengt Säve-Söderbergh | GCOT | |
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo | GCOT | |
Jennifer Davis | COT | |
Anna Abdallah | GCOT | |
Rev. William Cullen Wilcox | GCOT | |
Ida Belle Wilcox | GCOT | |
José Eduardo dos Santos | SCOT | |
Joseph Blatter | SCOT | |
Jacques Rogge | GCOT | |
Issa Hayatou | GCOT | |
Herbert Kaiser | GCOT | |
Joy Kaiser | GCOT | |
Vernon Berrangé | GCOT | |
George Houser | GCOT | |
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | SCOT | |
Hélène Passtoors | GCOT | |
Viacheslav Shiryaev | GCOT | |
Edward M. Kennedy | SCOT | |
Prof. Apollon B Davidson | GCOT | |
Randall Robinson | GCOT | |
Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham | SCOT | |
Percival Noel James Patterson | SCOT | |
Enuga Screenivasulu Reddy | GCOT | |
Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson | GCOT | |
Dina Forti | COT | |
Giuseppe Soncini | COT | |
Lord Attenborough | GCOT | |
Prof. Gwendolen Margaret Carter | GCOT | |
Jeanne-Martin Cissé | GCOT | |
Jerry David Dammers | GCOT | |
Danny Glover | GCOT | |
Quincy Delight Jones | GCOT | |
Thomas Karis | GCOT | |
Lord Kinnock | GCOT | |
Alexander Moumbaris | GCOT | |
Ruth Neto | GCOT | |
Alfre Woodard | GCOT | |
Brian Mulroney | SCOT | |
Hashim Mbita | SCOT | |
Gareth Evans | GCOT | |
Lord Hain | GCOT | |
Vladimir Kazimirov | GCOT | |
Gay McDougall | GCOT | |
Lars Nordbo | GCOT | |
Andrey Urnov | GCOT | |
Dr. Lim Kok Wing | GCOT | |
Sam Nujoma | SCOT | |
Walter Khotso Makhulu |