The Uruguayan Red Cross ( es, link=no, Cruz Roja Uruguaya) was founded in 1897 and it has its headquarters in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
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Origins
In 1897, on the wake of the
Revolution of 1897, the philanthropist
Aurelia Ramos de Segarra
Aurelia Ramos de Segarra (1860–1927) was a Uruguayan philanthropist.
In 1897, on the wake of the Revolution of 1897, she helped establish the Red Cross of Christian Ladies. Later on it was renamed Uruguayan Red Cross. Literature
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established the Red Cross of Christian Ladies.
5 March 1897
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See also
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...
References
External links
Official website
Americas Regional Office of the Red Cross
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
1897 establishments in Uruguay
Organizations established in 1897
Medical and health organizations based in Uruguay
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