# List of awards and honours received by Fidel Castro

This is a comprehensive list of awards and honours bestowed upon the Cuban revolutionary and statesman Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (except things named after him).
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Religious views
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My Life: A Spoken Autobiography
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Attack on the Moncada Barracks
History Will Absolve Me
26th of July Movement
Landing of the Granma
Triumph of the Revolution
Provisional government
Consolidation of the Cuban Revolution
Revolution first, elections later
Agrarian reforms
Huber Matos affair
CIA assassination attempts
P.M. affair
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Escalante affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
Revolutionary Offensive
State visit to Chile
Constitutional government
Rectification process
Cuban intervention in Angola
Presidential duties transfer
Legacy
Awards and honours
Eponymous things
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## Private awards

| Decoration | Date | Note | Ref. |
| "Grand Slam" Silver Trophy - Ernest Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament | May 1960 | for catching a sailfish and four marlins | |

## State decorations

Prizes of Cuba, other states, state institutions and subnational entities.
| Decoration | Country | Date | Note |
| Star of the Republic of Indonesia | Indonesia | 22 January 1960 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Guerrilla Star | Indonesia | 22 January 1960 | |
| International Lenin Prize | Soviet Union | 30 April 1961 | "For his dedication to the struggle of the peoples for freedom and independence." |
| Hero of the Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 23 May 1963 | Country's highest decoration. "For their successful struggle for freedom and independence of the heroic Cuban people, who has made his worthy contribution to the great cause of peace and socialism and for his great role in strengthening and development of the fraternal Soviet-Cuban friendship." |
| Order of Lenin | Soviet Union | 23 May 1963 | Awarded with Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Soviet Union | 5 April 1971 | |
| National Order of Fidelity to People | Guinea | 8 May 1972 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of Georgi Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 17 May 1972 | |
| Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic, First Class | Romania | 26 May 1972 | "For special merits in the revolutionary struggle for national liberation and social development of Cuba, for the defense of national independence and sovereignty of the motherland socialism against imperialism, for the special contribution made to the expansion of multilateral relations of cooperation, international friendship and solidarity between the Communist Party of Cuba and the Romanian Communist Party, between the Republic of Cuba and the Socialist Republic of Romania, between Cuba and the Romanian people." |
| Order of the Flag of the Hungarian People's Republic, First Class | Hungary | 31 May 1972 | |
| Honorary Miner of the Polish People's Republic | Poland | 7 June 1972 | |
| Grand Star of People's Friendship | GDR | 13 June 1972 | |
| Collar of the Order of the White Lion | Czechoslovakia | 22 June 1972 | |
| Order of Lenin | Soviet Union | 27 June 1972 | Awarded by second time. |
| Collar of the Order of Merit | Chile | 13 December 1972 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Poland | 24 April 1973 | Country's highest decoration. For the ideals of Marxism–Leninism, this brotherly friendly and cooperation. |
| Insignia of Fighter of Dien Bien Phu | Vietnam | 13 September 1973 | |
| Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Soviet Union | 9 May 1975 | |
| Order of the October Revolution | Soviet Union | 13 August 1976 | |
| Commemorative Medal 20th Anniversary of the Revolutionary Armed Forces | Cuba | 25 November 1976 | First person awarded. |
| Order of Courage | Libya | 10 March 1977 | Country's highest decoration. First foreigner awarded with this order. "In appreciation of its historic role in confronting imperialism." |
| Order of the Somali Star, First Class | Somalia | 14 March 1977 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of Jamaica | Jamaica | 16 October 1977 | For "heroic and extraordinary service to his country and all the Third World in the fight against colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism." |
| Order of Merit | Jamaica | | For "heroic and extraordinary service to his country and all the Third World in the fight against colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism." |
| Grand Order of the Star of Honor of Socialist Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 12 September 1978 | "In recognition for Fidel's exceptional revolutionary life, firm and intransigent ideological stand on the international plane and the diplomatic and armed and armed struggles." |
| Honorary Citizenship of Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 14 September 1978 | Prize of the City Government of Addis Ababa. |
| Seal and Plaque of the 20th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Organs of State Security | Cuba | 23 March 1979 | Prize of the Organs of State Security. |
| Dimitrov Prize | Bulgaria | 17 June 1980 | |
| Gold Star Order | Vietnam | 29 July 1982 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Commemorative Medal of the 25th Soviet Antarctic Expedition | Soviet Union | 10 November 1982 | |
| Order Augusto César Sandino, grade Battle of San Jacinto | Nicaragua | 11 January 1985 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of Public Health | Bolivia | 2 July 1985 | |
| National Gold Medal | Laos | 4 February 1986 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | North Korea | 9 March 1986 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of the National Flag, First Class | North Korea | 9 March 1986 | Awarded with Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. |
| Order of Karl Marx | GDR | 12 August 1986 | |
| Order of the Yugoslav Great Star | Yugoslavia | 14 September 1986 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of Lenin | Soviet Union | 9 November 1988 | Awarded by third time for "his contribution to promoting fraternal relations between the USSR and Cuba". |
| Gold Medal of the Senate | Spain | 16 January 1988 | Prize of the Senate of Spain. |
| Angkor Order | Cambodia | 27 July 1988 | Country's highest decoration. For "his contribution to the struggle of the brother Asian country and the fraternal material and moral assistance given to his revolution". |
| Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle | Mexico | 1 November 1988 | Country's highest decoration. For having always been a friend of Mexico and Latin America and for represent the passionate defense of freedom of peoples and the right to self-determination. |
| Order of Klement Gottwald for Building of Socialist Homeland | Czechoslovakia | 5 January 1989 | "For outstanding personal merits for the expansion of fraternal and friendly partnership and cooperation between Cuban and Czechoslovak Communist parties, the two countries and their peoples". |
| Order of Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | 8 January 1989 | |
| Medal Emiliano Zapata | Mexico | 17 October 1990 | Prize of the State of Morelos. |
| Order of May 17 | Cuba | 17 May 1992 | |
| Order of Agostinho Neto | Angola | 9 July 1992 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali | Mali | 9 July 1998 | |
| Grand Cross, Gold Plaque of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella | Dominican Republic | 22 August 1998 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of Good Hope, I Grade | South Africa | 4 September 1998 | |
| Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana, Honorary Division | Ghana | 29 September 1998 | Country's highest decoration. For being "a champion against oppression and an inspiration for developing nations". |
| Grand Cross, Gold Plaque of the National Order of Honour and Merit | Haiti | 9 November 1998 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Order of Belize | Belize | 8 February 1999 | |
| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, First Class | Ukraine | 19 June 2000 | For medical assistance to victims of the Chernobyl disaster. |
| Order of Unity, grade Emblem of the Republic | Yemen | 12 September 2000 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Collar of the Independence | Qatar | 15 September 2000 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator | Venezuela | 30 October 2000 | Country's highest decoration. |
| Medal of the National Liberation Army | Algeria | 6 May 2001 | |
| Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm | Malaysia | 11 May 2001 | |
| Grand Collar of the Order of the Congress of Angostura | Venezuela | 11 August 2001 | Prize of the Bolívar State. "In recognition of the contributions of the Cuban government to Venezuela on social issues". |
| Medal of the City of Buenos Aires | Argentina | 26 May 2003 | Prize of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. For "being an emblem of the ideals of liberty". |
| Commemorative Medal 50th Anniversary of the July 26th | Cuba | 26 July 2003 | First person awarded. |
| Labor Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | North Korea | 11 December 2006 | For his contribution to "the cause of the Revolution, socialism and justice". |
| Order of the National Flag, First Class | North Korea | 11 December 2006 | Awarded with Labor Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. |
| Medal Amílcar Cabral | Guinea-Bissau | 29 January 2007 | Country's highest decoration. For "having contributed to the establishment and strengthening of Guinea Bissau". |
| Medal to Sports Merit | Ecuador | 29 March 2007 | Prize of the Ministry of Sports. First person awarded for do much for the sport. |
| Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, I Grade | Namibia | 21 March 2008 | Country's highest decoration. For his support of African liberation struggles. |
| Ubuntu Award | South Africa | 17 September 2008 | Prize of the National Heritage Council of South Africa. For the role it has played in the Cuban Revolution and its contribution to the fight in the world for an alternative society, fairer. |
| Order of Glory and Honour | Russia Russian Orthodox Church | 17 September 2008 | For the contribution to the realization of inter-religious dialogues and by reason of the consecration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God church in Havana |
| Dominica Award of Honour | Dominica | 3 November 2008 | Country's highest decoration. For the support provided by Cuba and its leader since independence in Dominica. |
| Grand Extraordinary Cross of Order Omar Torrijos Herrera | Panama | 5 January 2009 | "For the constant solidarity". |
| Grand Collar of the Order of the Quetzal | Guatemala | 16 February 2009 | Country's highest decoration. "In appreciation for the more than 17 million consultations and more than 40,000 operations of the Operation Miracle Eye, made by Cuban doctors for the benefit of the Guatemalan people". |
| Supreme Companion of O. R. Tambo | South Africa | 27 March 2009 | "For his contribution to the eradication of racism, colonialism, apartheid and inequality in human society". |
| Grand Commander of the Order of the Eagle of Zambia | Zambia | 22 September 2009 | Country's highest decoration. "For his meritorious political, social and economic services to the people of Cuba and other countries". |
| Commemorative Medal of the 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Cuba | 23 December 2009 | Prize of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Because Castro led with clear and universal thinking, ethics and solid principles, knowledge of the adversary, his undeniable flair for defining the tactical and strategic. |
| Order of Merit, I Grade | Ukraine | 27 March 2010 | "For his important contribution to restoring the health of the children of Chernobyl, after an accident in 1986 in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic". |
| General Eloy Alfaro Decoration | Ecuador | 26 May 2010 | Prize of the National Assembly. For "exceptional merit and dignity". |
| Order of Brave Citizen | Venezuela | 14 June 2010 | Prize of Barinas Municipality. "For his tangible contribution to defining new paths for the historical, spiritual and material transcendence of humanity through the promotion and unconditional exercise of supreme values of friendship, solidarity, cooperation and internationalism among the peoples of the world". |
| Order Manuela Espejo | Ecuador | 21 October 2010 | Prize of the Vice Presidency of Ecuador. "In appreciation for the support received in Manuela Espejo Solidarity Mission". |
| Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste | 3 December 2010 | Country's highest decoration. "For Cuban support in health and education". |
| Honorary Citizenship of Diadema | Brazil | 2 July 2012 | Prize of the Municipality of Diadema. |
| Bangladesh Liberation War Honour | Bangladesh | 24 March 2013 | "For his contribution to the country's liberation war in 1971". |
| Coat of Arms of the Province | Cuba | 15 July 2013 | Prize of the Santiago de Cuba Province. |
| Judicial Merit Recognition | Cuba | 23 December 2013 | Prize of the People's Supreme Court of Cuba. For "his transcendentals contributions to the conception of a humanistic justice". |
| Plaque of the 55th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Organs of State Security | Cuba | 25 March 2014 | Prize of the Organs of State Security. |
| Honorary Citizenship of Lanús | Argentina | 20 August 2014 | Prize of the Municipality of Lanús. |
| Sash of the Order of the Republic of Serbia | Serbia | 12 May 2015 | "For his outstanding contribution to developing and strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Cuba." |
| Grand Extraordinary Cross, Gold Plaque of the Honor Decoration | Honduras | 2 September 2015 | Prize of the National Congress. "Recognized the health and education programs Cuba has supplied to the Honduran people and the historical legacy of Fidel Castro". |
| Nishan-e-Pakistan | Pakistan | 23 March 2018 | For his services to Pakistan. |