Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

The Tomas Garrigue Masaryk Order - ( RAD tschech. Tomáše Garrigua Masaryk ) is one of the highest awards in the Czech Republic and the former CSFR. It was founded in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution and renewed by the state division in 1994. It is named after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Czech politicians.

The President of the Czech Republic gives the insignia of the Order to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to the promotion of democracy, humanity and human rights. The Order comprises five stages, of which the first class is the highest-ranking.

• 1st class - corresponds Grand Cross
• 2nd class - corresponds Grand Officer
• 3rd class - corresponds Commander
• 4th grade - equivalent officer
• 5th grade - corresponds Knight

The Czech President is entitled to the first class medal for the duration of his term. By a joint decision of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Czech Republic received the Medal may be awarded for life after leaving office.

The Order is one next to the Order of the White Lion, the Medal of Honor and the Medal of Merit to the four Czech national awards.

Awardees

1st Class

• Josef Beran, in memoriam, 1991
• Josef Čapek, in memoriam, 1991
• Václav Černý, in memoriam, 1991
• Rudolf Firkušný, 1991
• Milan Hodža, in memoriam, 1991
• Milada Horáková, in memoriam, 1991
• Janko Jesenský, in memoriam, 1991
• Dusan Jurkovic, in memoriam, 1991
• Záviš Kalandra, in memoriam, 1991
• Rafael Kubelik, 1991
• Jan Masaryk, in memoriam, 1991
• Jan Palach, in memoriam, 1991
• Ján Papánek, 1991
• January Patocka, in memoriam, 1991
• Ferdinand Peroutka, in memoriam, 1991
• Daniel Rapant, in memoriam, 1991
• Fedor Ruppeldt, in memoriam, 1991
• Jaroslav Seifert, in memoriam, 1991
• Rostislav Sochorec, in memoriam, 1991
• Milan Šimečka, in memoriam, 1991
• Svatopluk Stur, in memoriam, 1991
• Dominik Tatarka, in memoriam, 1991
• Frantisek Tomasek, 1991
• January Zajíc, in memoriam, 1991

• Ivan Dérer, in memoriam, 1992
• Alfred Fuchs, in memoriam, 1992
• Jozef Gregor Tajovský, in memoriam, 1992
• Kamil Krofta, in memoriam, 1992
• Ivan Markovič, in memoriam, 1992
• Štefan Osuský, in memoriam, 1992
• Lev Sychrava, in memoriam, 1992
• Přemysl Šámal, in memoriam, 1992
• Jaroslav Šimsa, in memoriam, 1992
• Josef Štemberka, Catholic priest and pastor at Lidice, in memoriam, 1992
• Vladislav Vančura, in memoriam, 1992
• Karel Čapek, in memoriam, 1995
• Ladislav Feierabend, in memoriam, 1995
• Pavel Tigrid, 1995
• Charles A. Vanik, 1995
• René Wellek, 1995
• Ladislav Rašín, in memoriam, 1995
• Karel Otčenášek, 1995
• January Opletal, in memoriam, 1996

• Rudolf Kirchschläger, 1996
• Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, in memoriam, 1996
• Olga Havlová, in memoriam, 1997
• Gorazd ( Pavlik Matěj ), Orthodox bishop of Bohemia and Moravia- Silesia, in memoriam, 1997
• Jeane Kirkpatrick, 1998
• Henry A. Kissinger, 1998
• Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD., 1998
• Josef Karel Matocha, Archbishop of Olomouc and Moravian Metropolitan, in memoriam, 1999
• Ryszard Siwiec, in memoriam, 2001
• Robert Badinter, 2001
• Václav Havel, 2003
• Mary Robinson, 2003
• Willy Spühler, in memoriam, 2003
• Josef Hercz, 2005
• Stanislav Hlucka, 2005
• Miroslav Standera, 2006
• Naděžda Kavalírová, a member of the Confederation of political prisoners, 2006
• Anděla Dvorakova, 2009

2nd class

• Tomáš Bata John, 1991
• Prokop Drtina, in memoriam, 1991
• Rudolf Fraštacký, in memoriam, 1991
• Pavol Peter Gojdič, in memoriam, 1991
• Josef gRNA, in memoriam, 1991
• Egon Hostovský, in memoriam, 1991
• Roman Jakobson in memoriam, 1991
• Jiří Kolář, 1991
• Jindřich Kolovrat, 1991
• Martin Kvetko, 1991
• January Lang, 1991
• Jozef Lettrich, in memoriam, 1991
• Bohuslav Martinů, in memoriam, 1991
• Anastaz Opasek, 1991
• Hubert Ripka, in memoriam, 1991
• František Schwarzenberg, 1991
• Koloman Sokol, 1991
• Jaroslav Stransky, in memoriam, 1991
• January Sramek, in memoriam, 1991
• Vavro J. Šrobár, in memoriam, 1991
• January Zahradníček, in memoriam, 1991
• Petr Zenkl, in memoriam, 1991
• Josef Zvěřina, in memoriam, 1991
• Vladimír Pavol Čobrda, in memoriam, 1992
• Vojta Benes, brother of Edvard Beneš, in memoriam, 1992
• Zdeněk Bořek - Dohalský, in memoriam, 1992
• Fedor Houdek, in memoriam, 1992
• Vaclav Majer, in memoriam, 1992
• Jozef Országh, in memoriam, 1992
• Samuel Štefan Osuský, in memoriam, 1992
• Antonín Pešl, in memoriam, 1992

• Albert Prazak, in memoriam, 1992
• Vojtěch Preissig, in memoriam, 1992
• Emanuel Rádl, in memoriam, 1992
• Juraj Slávik, in memoriam, 1992
• Anton Štefánek, in memoriam, 1992
• January Uher, in memoriam, 1992
• Ján Ursíny, in memoriam, 1992
• Růžena Vacková, in memoriam, 1992
• Lord Braine of Wheatley, 1995
• Karel Hruby, 1995
• Karel Poláček, in memoriam, 1995
• MOJMÍR Povolný, 1995
• Wolfgang Scheur, 1995
• Anton Alois Weber, in memoriam, 1995
• František Langer, in memoriam, 1995

• Blahoslav Hruby, in memoriam, 1996
• Antonín Hřebík, in memoriam, 1996
• Milena Jesenská, in memoriam, 1996
• Dominik Pecka, in memoriam, 1996
• Max van der Stoel, 1996

• František Halas, in memoriam, 1997

• Jaroslav Kvapil, in memoriam, 1998
• Mikuláš Lobkowicz, 1998
• Václav Renč, in memoriam, 1998

• Josef Lux, in memoriam, 2000
• Rudolf Jilovsky, in memoriam, 2000

• Vojtěch Dundr, in memoriam, 2001

• Miloslav Vlk, Archbishop of Prague and Primate of the Czech Republic, 2002

• Elena Bonner, 2003
• Sergei Adamovich Kovalev, 2003

• Václav Kojzar, Captain, in memoriam, 2006
• Matylda Čiháková, resistance fighter in World War 2, 2006
• Michael Joseph Pojezdný, church official, 2006

• Vladimír Bystrov, journalist, film critic and translator, 2007
• Jiří Formánek, a retired colonel, 2007

• Jakub Blacký, 2008
• Bohuslav Bubník, 2008
• January Graubner, Archbishop of Olomouc, 2008
• Josef Lesák, 2008

• František Šedivý, 2009

• Haluza January, 2010
• Julie Hrušková, 2010
• Janků January, 2010
• Josef Vlcek, 2010

• Dagmar Lieblová, 2011
• Karel Páral, 2011
• Anna Magdalena Schwarzová, 2011
• Marie Škarecká, 2011

• Hubert Prochazka, 2012

3rd class

• Samuel Belluš, 1991
• Johann Wolfgang Brügel, in memoriam, 1991
• January Čep, in memoriam, 1991
• Ivo Ducháček, in memoriam, 1991
• Karel Engliš, in memoriam, 1991
• Jozef Felix, in memoriam, 1991
• Viktor Fischl ( Avigdor Dagan ), 1991
• Bedřich Fučík, in memoriam, 1991
• Alexandr Heidler, in memoriam, 1991
• Václav Hlavatý, in memoriam, 1991
• Vincent Hloznik, 1991
• Fedor Hodža, in memoriam, 1991
• Vladimír Holan, in memoriam, 1991
• Josef Hora, in memoriam, 1991
• Ota Hora, 1991
• Jindřich Chalupecký, in memoriam, 1991
• Ján Jamnický, in memoriam, 1991
• Štefan Janšák, in memoriam, 1991
• Zdeněk Kalista, in memoriam, 1991
• Imrich Karvaš, in memoriam, 1991
• Bozena Komárková, 1991
• Ivan Krasko, in memoriam, 1991
• Leopold Lahola, in memoriam, 1991
• František Lederer, in memoriam, 1991
• Cyprian Majerník, in memoriam, 1991
• Ivan Medek, 1991
• Václav Neumann, 1991
• Jaroslav Pecháček, 1991
• Přemysl Pitter, evangelical preacher, and Sozialrechtler Righteous Among the Nations, in memoriam, 1991
• Karel Plicka, in memoriam, 1991
• Alfred Radok, in memoriam, 1991
• Milan Rúfus, 1991
• Josef Šafařík, 1991
• František Švantner, in memoriam, 1991
• Eduard Táborský, 1991
• Zdenek Urbanek, 1991
• Vladislav January, 1991
• Jiří Weil, in memoriam, 1991
• Otto Wichterle, 1991

• Ján Becko, in memoriam, 1992
• Ján Bulík, in memoriam, 1992
• František Dvorník, in memoriam, 1992
• Julius Firt, in memoriam, 1992
• Vladimír Grégr, in memoriam, 1992
• Vlasta Kálalová - Di Lotti, in memoriam, 1992
• František Kovárna, in memoriam, 1992
• František Kriegl, in memoriam, 1992
• Bozena Kuklová - Štúrová, in memoriam, 1992

• Ján Lichner, in memoriam, 1992
• Antonín Mandl, in memoriam, 1992
• František Němec, in memoriam, 1992
• Josef Palivec, in memoriam, 1992
• Josef Patejdl, in memoriam, 1992
• Františka Plamínková, in memoriam, 1992
• Marie Provazníková, in memoriam, 1992
• Václav Talich, in memoriam, 1992
• Stepan Trochta, in memoriam, 1992
• Květoslava Viestová, in memoriam, 1992
• Františka Zemínová, in memoriam, 1992

• Vilém Brzorád, in memoriam, 1995
• Josef Fischer, in memoriam, 1995
• Ladislav Hejdánek, 1995
• Zdeněk Rotrekl, 1995

• Slavomír Klaban, 1996
• Ludvik Vaculik, 1996
• Jakub Cermin, 1996
• Eugéne V. Faucher, 1996
• Viktor Fischl, 1996
• RADOMÍR Luza, 1996
• Bohumil Vít Tajovský, 1996
• Anton Otte, Chairman of the Ackermann-Gemeinde, 1996

• Oto Mádr, 1997
• Radim palouš, 1997
• Karel Pecka, in memoriam, 1997
• Rudolf Battěk, 1997
• Josef Fišera, 1997
• Jaroslav Drábek, in memoriam, 1997
• Richard Glazar, 1997
• Otta Bednářová, 1997

• Antonín Huvar, 1998
• Jakub S. Trojan, 1998
• Vaclav Maly, Auxiliary Bishop of Prague, 1998
• Jiří Kovtun, 1998
• Jaroslav Kaspar - Paty, Major-General, in memoriam, 1998
• Václav Hyvnar, 1998
• Vlasta Chramostová, 1998

• Richard Belcredi, 1998
• Emil Filla, in memoriam, 1998
• Stanislav Drobný, 1998
• Victor M. Fic, 1998
• Emanuel Viktor Voska, in memoriam, 1998
• Vilém Prečan, 1998
• Rudolf Karel, in memoriam, 1998
• Jaroslav Opat, 1998
• Vladimír Sís, in memoriam, 1998
• January Milič Lochman, 1998

• Přemysl Janýr, in memoriam, 1999
• Oldrich Cerny, 1999

• Jiří Horák, 2000
• Michael Novak, 2000
• Milan Machovec, 2000

• Jindřich Vaško, in memoriam, 2001
• Václav Chytil, in memoriam, 2001

• Pavel Smetana, Synodal Senior of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, 2002
• Zdeněk Kessler, 2002
• Karl zu Schwarzenberg, 2002
• Jacques Rupnik, 2002
• Efraim Karol Sidon, chief rabbi of Prague and Chief Rabbi, 2002
• Luboš Dobrovský, 2002
• Richard Feder, in memoriam, 2002

• Emil Ludvik, 2003
• Lubomir Voleník, in memoriam, 2003
• Luisa Abraham, 2003
• Adam Michnik, 2003
• Antje Vollmer, 2003
• Miroslav Kusý, 2003
• Jaroslav Skarvada, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of Prague, 2003
• Antonín Sum, 2003

• Arnost Kubík, a retired colonel, 2004
• Tomáš Sedlacek, General retired lieutenant, 2004
• Josef Zlámal, O. Melit. Prior, 2004
• Otokar Vinklář, a retired colonel, 2004

• Martin František Vích, 2005

• František Zahrádka, a member of the Confederation of political prisoners, 2007

• Jaroslav Grosman, 2008
• František Wiendl, 2008

• Josefína Napravilová, 2009
• Josef Vesely, 2009

• Vladimír Lopaťuk, 2011
• Ladislav Suchomel, 2011
• Frantisek Suchy, 2011

• Leopold Färber, 2012

4th grade

• Rudolf Briška, in memoriam, 1991
• Oskár Ferianc, in memoriam, 1991
• Ctibor Filčík, in memoriam, 1991
• Alexander brained, in memoriam, 1991
• Ján Jesenský, in memoriam, 1991
• Jiří Král, 1991
• Anna Kvapilová, 1991
• Michal Lukniš, in memoriam, 1991
• Ján Mikles, 1991
• Jarmila Novotná - Daubek, 1991
• Gustáv Papp, 1991
• Bernadeta Pánčiová, 1991
• Bohumil Sekla, in memoriam, 1991
• Ester Šimerová, 1991
• Šimsa January, 1991
• Jaroslav Werstadt, in memoriam, 1991
• Peter Zaťko, in memoriam, 1991

• Stanislav Broj, in memoriam, 1992
• Ludwig Czech, in memoriam, 1992
• Ludvik Josef Fischer, in memoriam, 1992

• Želmíra Gašparíková, in memoriam, 1992
• Anna Gašparíková - Horáková, in memoriam, 1992
• Helena Koželuhová, in memoriam, 1992
• Karel Kučera, in memoriam, 1992
• Zdenek Nemecek, in memoriam, 1992
• Václav Paleček, in memoriam, 1992
• Bohumil Přikryl, in memoriam, 1992
• Ladislav Radimský, in memoriam, 1992
• Bohuslav Reynek, in memoriam, 1992
• Josef Rotnágl, in memoriam, 1992
• Evald Schorm, in memoriam, 1992
• January Slavik, in memoriam, 1992
• Karel Steinbach, in memoriam, 1992
• Grigory Zatkovic, in memoriam, 1992

• Antonín Remeš, in memoriam, 1996
• Jiří G. Corn, in memoriam, 1996
• Zdena Mašínová sen., In memoriam, 1998

• Nicholas Winton, 1998
• Bedřich Utitz, 1998
• Jaromír Šavrda, in memoriam, 1998
• Tomáš Špidlík, 1998
• Jaroslav Mezník Csc. , 1998
• Marie Dubinová, 1998

• Jaroslav Musial, 2000
• Hans -Dieter Zimmermann, 2000
• Miloš Tomčík, DrSc. , 2000

• Karel Vrána, 2001
• Barbara Coudenhove- Kalergi, 2001

• Ladislav Lis, in memoriam, 2002
• Dagmar Burešová, 2002

• Karel Skalický, 2006

• Pavel Zak, 2009

• Karel Jaroslav Fořt, 2012
• Jaromír Jarmara, 2012
• Josef Plocek, 2012
• Drahomíra Strouhalová, 2012

5th grade

• Luboš Hruska, 1997
• Dagmar Skálová, 1997
• František Lízna SJ, 2001