Uruguayan Red Cross

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Uruguayan Red Cross
Cruz Roja Uruguaya
Formation5 March 1897;128 years ago (1897-03-05)
TypeNon-profit
Legal statusActive
Purpose Humanitarian
Headquarters Montevideo
Region served
Uruguay
Membership International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Website www.cruzroja.org.uy

The Uruguayan Red Cross (Spanish: Cruz Roja Uruguaya) was founded in 1897 and it has its headquarters in Montevideo. [1]

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Origins

In 1897, on the wake of the Revolution of 1897, the philanthropist Aurelia Ramos de Segarra established the Red Cross of Christian Ladies. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Uruguayan Red Cross – IFRC".
  2. ↑ 5 March 1897


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