A presidential sash is a cloth sash worn by presidents of many nations in the world. Such sashes are worn by presidents in Africa, Asia, Europe and, most notably, in Latin America.
The sash is an important symbol of the continuity of the presidency, and is only worn by the president. Its value as a symbol of the office of the head of state can be compared to that of a crown in monarchies. When the president leaves office, he or she formally presents the sash to his or her successor as part of the official inauguration ceremony.
Presidential sashes are usually very colorful and very large and designed to resemble the nation's flag, especially those of Latin American presidents. They are usually worn over the right shoulder to the left side of the hip. The national coat of arms is also usually placed on the sash. A national order's star or chain of office can also be worn.
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George Washington, who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later served as the first President of the United States, was noted for wearing a blue ribbed sash, similar to that of the British Order of the Garter, early in the war, as he had in 1775 prescribed the use of green, pink, and blue sashes to identify aides de camp, brigade-majors, brigadiers general, majors general, and the commander in chief in the absence of formal uniforms. He later gave up the sash as "unrepublican" and "pretentious for all but the highest-ranking aristocracy," according to historians. Washington is seen wearing the sash in Charles Wilson Peale's 1779 painting Washington at Princeton.[1][2]
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Current national leaders
Alberto Fernández, President of the Argentine Republic, 2019–present
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Sebastián Piñera, President of the Republic of Chile, 2018–present, 2010–2014
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Lenín Moreno, President of the Republic of Ecuador, 2017–present
Nayib Bukele, President of the Republic of El Salvador, 2019–present
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Alejandro Giammattei, President of the Republic of Guatemala, 2020–present
Mario Abdo Benítez, President of the Republic of Paraguay, 2018–present
Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 2020–present
Nicolás Maduro, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2013–present, disputed since 2019
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Former national leaders
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Mauricio Macri, President of the Argentine Republic, 2015–2019
Jeanine Áñez, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, 2019–2020
Hermes da Fonseca, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1910–1914
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Artur Bernardes, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1922–1926
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Washington Luís, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1926–1930
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Getúlio Vargas, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1951–1954, 1930–1945
Café Filho, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1954–1955
Juscelino Kubitschek, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1956–1961
Humberto Castelo Branco, President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1964–1967
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João Figueiredo, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1979–1985
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Michel Temer, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2016–2019
Arturo Alessandri, President of Chile, 1920–1924, 1932–1938
Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, 2014–2018, 2006–2010
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Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China, 1948–1949, 1950–1975
Óscar Arias, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, 2006–2010
Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic, 2012–2020
Rafael Correa, President of the Republic of Ecuador, 2007–2017
Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador, 1813–1865
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Jimmy Morales, President of the Republic of Guatemala, 2016–2020
Mireya Moscoso, President of the Republic of Panama, 1999–2004
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Fernando Lugo, President of the Republic of Paraguay, 2008–2012
Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay, 2013–2018
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, President of the Republic of Peru, 2016–2018
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Martín Vizcarra, President of the Republic of Peru, 2018–2020
Américo Tomás, President of Portugal, 1958–1974
Nicolae Ceaușescu, President of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 1974–1989
Desi Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, 2010–2020
Julio María Sanguinetti, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 1995–2000
Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela, 1908–1913, 1922–1929, 1931–1935
Rafael Caldera, President of the Republic of Venezuela, 1969–1974, 1994–1999
Hugo Chávez, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 1999–2013
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See also
References
- ^ Keller, Jared (November 16, 2016). "The Strange Case of George Washington's Disappearing Sash". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, James (August 29, 2017). "George Washington's 'rediscovered' Revolutionary War sash on display". Fox News. 21st Century Fox. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
External links
- McCullough, J.J. "Presidential Sashes of the World". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2020-08-28.