Order of Friendship (North Korea)

The Order of Friendship () is a state order awarded by the government of North Korea. It is restricted only to non-nationals. The order has two classes.

The order was established on 25 July 1985.

Recipients

First Class Recipient Date Citizenship Timo Ravela1986FinlandSakari Knuuttila1986Finland1986FinlandHifikepunye Pohamba20 March 2008Namibia Liu XiaomingFebruary 3, 2010ChinaAntonio InokiSeptember 2010JapanGerman Hermin Ferras AlvarezNovember 18, 2015CubaAleksandr MatsegoraNovember 23, 2015RussiaJohnny Hon2007Hong KongNeil Jurgen FitzgeraldAustralia Jozef ServistaAugust 7, 2017Czech Republic Li JinjunDecember 23, 2021China

Second Class Recipient Date Citizenship Ensio Laine1986FinlandMatti Salminen1986FinlandMasako YamashitaMay 2, 1997Japan Jan Langer1988CzechoslovakiaEllsworth CulverJanuary 10, 2006United States Norbert Vollertsen1999Germany Alejandro Cao de BenosUnknownSpain Nataša WeberováCzech RepublicTony MichellUnited KingdomSeptember 5, 2015FinlandNeil Jurgen FitzgeraldAustralia Lukáš VrobelApril 14, 2019Czech RepublicMiguel Alba May 4, 1994 MexicoMario Bogdanov2024BulgariaMichael Prewett2024United Kingdom

See also

Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea

Notes