Friendship Medal (Cuba)


The Friendship Medal is conferred by the Council of State of Cuba on foreigners for their solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, or who have contributed to peace and the progress of humankind.
The medal is gold colored with the word "Amistad" in the center. It is surrounded by a garland wreath. The medal hangs on a ribbon of vertical red, white and blue stripes.

Recipients

  1. Estella Bravo, US Documentary Filmmaker
  2. Ernesto Bravo, US Documentary Filmmaker
  3. Danny Glover, Film star and activist
  4. Duong Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba
  5. Zhang Tuo, China's ambassador to Cuba
  6. Jean Pierre Bel, personal envoy of the President of Franc for Latin America and the Caribbean.
  7. Maria do Socorro Gomes, president of the World Council for Peace
  8. Nazir Rizvi, chairman of the Canada-Cuba Friendship Association and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada
  9. Valentina Tereshkova
  10. Juan Arenas, Spanish Ambassador to Cuba
  11. Arnaldo Goenaba Barron, Cuban-American and leader of the July 26th Movement in the United States.
  12. Gloria La Riva, American activist and writer
  13. Elijah Mudenda
  14. John Gilman
  15. Michael Lapsley, Anglican priest from New Zealand and South African anti-apartheid activist
  16. Lisa Makarchuk, Canadian who worked at the English language service of Radio Havana Cuba