Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda

The Ugandan Honours System consists of orders and medals awarded for exemplary service to the nation.

Civilian

Orders and Medals		Rank / Class	Note
	The Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa	Grand Master	Awarded to Heads of State and Government
	The Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa	Grand Commander	For spouses of Heads of State, Vice Presidents and Crown Princes and Princesses
	The Distinguished Order of The Nile	Class I–V	Named after the River Nile
	The Distinguished Order of the Crested Crane	Class I–V	Named after the Crested Crane, Uganda's national bird
	The National Independence Medal		Not to be confused with Uganda Independence Medal
	The Nalubaale Medal		Local name of Lake Victoria

Military

Orders and Medals		Class	Note
	The Order of Katonga		Named after the final and decisive battle of the National Resistance Army
	The Kabalega Star	I–III	Named after King Kabalega of Bunyoro who resisted the British
	The Rwenzori Star	I–III	Named after Rwenzori Mountains
	The Masaba Star		Local name of Mount Elgon
	The Damu Medal		Kiswahili for Blood
	The Luwero Triangle Medal		Named after the Luwero Triangle
	The Kagera Medal		Awarded to those who fought against Idi Amin between 1971 and 1979
	The Order of Lukaya		Awarded to those who fought at the battle of Lukaya in 1979 during the Uganda–Tanzania War
	The Kyoga Medal		Named after Lake Kyoga and awarded to those who fought against insurgencies

Obsolete awards

Medal		Note
	The Kagera River Medal	Awarded by Idi Amin to those who annexed part of the Tanzanian northern region of Kagera

External links

• Official website
• Ribbon Bar Diagram