Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes
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| Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes | |
|---|---|
 Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes | |
| Type | Single-grade order |
| Awarded for | Defending principles of democracy, human rights and freedom during the Euromaidan-protests |
| Presented by | Ukraine |
| Motto | Freedom and Dignity |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1 July 2014 |
| First award | 27 November 2014 |
| Total | 4 |
| Total awarded posthumously | 4 |
 Ribbon of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky |
| Next (lower) | Order For Courage |
The Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes (Ukrainian: Орден Героїв Небесної Сотні, romanized: Orden Heroiv Nebesnoi Sotni) is an order of Ukraine presented for civil courage, patriotism and the defense of the constitutional principles of democracy, human rights and freedom; humanitarian, social and charitable activities; selfless service to the Ukrainian people during the Euromaidan-protests; as well as any events related to the protection of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.[1][2][3]
The name "Heaven's Hundred" refers to the participants killed during Euromaidan.[4]
The order was established on 1 July 2014 when the Verkhovna Rada (the parliament of Ukraine) adopted the Law "On amendments to article 7 of the Law of Ukraine "On National Awards of Ukraine".[5] On 26 June 2014, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko first proposed to parliament to amend the law on government awards by introducing the Order of the Heroes of the Heaven's Hundred.[6]
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Recipients
On 27 November 2014, the three non-Ukrainian citizens killed in the Euromaidan events were each posthumously awarded the title Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes.[9]
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic / 
Republic of Belarus / 
Belarus — Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi (26 January 1988 – 22 January 2014), shot in the heart
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic / 
Republic of Georgia / 
Georgia — Zurab Khurtsia (29 July 1960 – 18 February 2014), died of heart attack during demonstrations in Independence Square- Georgia — David Kipiani (28 June 1980 – 21 February 2014), shot twice
On 16 February 2018, Taras Bilchuk was posthumously awarded the title Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes.[10]
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic / 
Post-Soviet transition in Ukraine / 
Ukraine — Taras Bilchuk (1960 – 14 August 2017)
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