▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁AP LA ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Bra very ▁Star ▁in ▁Silver ▁( B SS ). ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Gold ▁Dec oration ▁for ▁Mer it ▁( G DM ). ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁until ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁S AN DF ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Cons pic uous ▁Le ad ership ▁Star ▁( CL S ) ▁of ▁Um kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁Mer it ▁Dec oration ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁B oph uth ats w ana . ▁Official ▁national ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Cons pic uous ▁Le ad ership ▁Star ▁( CL S ) ▁of ▁Um kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Police ▁Star ▁for ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁( SO O ) ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Description ▁Ob verse ▁The ▁Star ▁for ▁Cons pic uous ▁Le ad ership ▁is ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁five - point ed ▁stars , ▁super im posed ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁struck ▁in ▁bronze , ▁to ▁fit ▁inside ▁a ▁circle ▁with ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁mill imet res ▁and ▁displaying ▁a ▁bronze ▁l ion ▁on ▁a ▁ruby ▁red ▁en ame led ▁centre ▁round el .