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The position of the Star of South Africa, Officer in the official order of precedence was revised three times after 1978 to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first with the integration process of 1994, again when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted
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Civil honours were gradually introduced from May 1967. They were revised in the 1980s and in 1986 a
Chancery of Orders was established in the Office of the State President, after 1994 the Presidency, to administer most of them. Most of these honours remained in use after 1994, until an entirely new
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The decoration is worn on the chest on a blue ribbon, 35 millimetres wide, with a 2 millimetres wide white band, an 11½ millimetres wide blue band, a 1 millimetre wide white band and a 2 millimetres wide blue band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 2 millimetres wide orange band in the
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The Star of South Africa, Officer, post-nominal letters OSSA, is the fourth-ranked decoration of these five civil honours. It was bestowed on civilians in defence-related industries and organisations and, from 1988, on general officers of the
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for exceptionally meritorious service which made a meaningful contribution to the security and general national interest of South Africa. It was also bestowed on foreign military attachés for excellent meritorious service.
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The military Order of the Star of South Africa, established in 1975 and conferred on general and flag officers in two classes, was named after the first large diamond to be found in South Africa, the
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The Star of South Africa, Officer is a silver-gilt
Maltese cross with the arms in dark blue enamel, with two four-pointed stars superimposed on one another and, together, on the cross.
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Civilians in defence-related industries, general officers in the police, railways police, prisons service and intelligence service and foreign military attachés
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military order that was instituted by the
Republic on 1 July 1975. The Order of the Star of South Africa was discontinued in 2002.
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Conferment of the decoration was discontinued on 6 December 2002, when a new set of national orders was instituted.
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Meritorious service which made a contribution to the security and general national interest of South Africa
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Republic of South Africa
Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005,
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Until 1958 the top three South
African honours were reserved for conferment by
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The five non-military classes of the Order of the Star of South Africa are:
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Succeeded by the Order of the
Leopard of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
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Succeeded by the Order of the
Leopard of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
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Preceded by the Lebowa Police Star for
Distinguished Service of the
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South
African Medal Website - Republic of South Africa: 1967-2002
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South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1952-1975
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South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1975-2003
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Preceded by the National Intelligence Service Decoration, Gold.
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South African Medal Website - Legal aspects - Fount of Honour
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The Star of South Africa, Member, post-nominal letters MSSA.
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in April 1996 for the two former non-statutory forces, the
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Official national order of precedence until 26 April 1994
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Official national order of precedence from 27 April 2003
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Official national order of precedence from 27 April 1994
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Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery, Silver
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Succeeded by the Order of Good Hope, Class IV, Officer.
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Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver
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Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery, Gold
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Official national order of precedence from April 1996
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82:the State President and, from 1994, the President
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467:pre-1994 South African coat of arms
323:Star of South Africa, Grand Officer
273:that was found on the banks of the
249:while the rest were awarded by the
761:Decoration for Meritorious Service
304:South African Intelligence Service
281:, leading to the establishment of
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812:Order of the Star of South Africa
728:Woltemade Cross for Bravery, Gold
316:Star of South Africa, Grand Cross
298:, South African Railways Police,
231:Order of the Star of South Africa
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354:Azanian People's Liberation Army
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337:Star of South Africa, Officer
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223:Star of South Africa, Officer
212:Order of the Leopard, Officer
24:Star of South Africa, Officer
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197:Order of Good Hope, Officer
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395:Republic of Bophuthatswana
41:Civil decoration for merit
411:Gold Decoration for Merit
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699:Historical decorations
675:Companions of OR Tambo
225:(post-nominal letters
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203:Post-2002 succession:
164:Post-2002 precedence:
751:Star of South Africa
713:Star of South Africa
465:The reverse has the
296:South African Police
271:Star of South Africa
188:Pre-1994 succession:
149:Pre-1994 precedence:
106:Discontinued in 2002
718:Meritorious Service
434:iPhrothiya yeGolide
174:iPhrothiya yeGolide
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448:Description
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87:Eligibility
46:Awarded for
665:Mapungubwe
490:References
129:Ribbon bar
756:Good Hope
723:Good Hope
685:Ikhamanga
283:Kimberley
247:the Queen
806:Category
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478:centre.
279:New Rush
680:Luthuli
658:(2002-)
461:Reverse
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54:Country
670:Baobab
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473:Ribbon
103:Status
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18:Award
591:OCLC
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