| Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour | |
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| Order of the Hero of Socialist labour badge and ribbon bar | |
| Award of Yugoslavia | |
| Type | Order of merit with one degree |
| Ribbon | |
| Eligibility | Citizens, companies and sports teams |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in professional work[1] |
| Established | 8 December 1948[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the People's Hero |
| Next (lower) | Order of the People's Liberation[2] |
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Orden junaka socijalističkog rada, Slovene: Red junaka socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Орден на јунак на социјалистичката работа) was the fourth highest state decoration awarded in Yugoslavia.[2][3] It was awarded to the citizens, companies and sports teams for the outstanding achievements in their professional work.[1] The order was awarded a total of 114 times until 1986.[1] After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, awarding of the Order was discontinued.[4]
Along with the order, the recipient was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Junak socjalističkog rada, Slovene: Junak socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Jунак на социјалистичката работа).
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The Order of the Hero of socialist labour was founded on on 8 December 1948 in resemblance to the Soviet title of Hero of Socialist Labour. The order was awarded by the President of Yugoslavia.[5]
The Order was awarded a total of 114 times until 1986. Some of the notable recipients are:
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