Uruguayan Red Cross
Cruz Roja Uruguaya | |
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![]() Ladies commission of the Uruguayan Red Cross near a horsedrawn ambulance in 1897. | |
Formation | 5 March 1897; 127 years ago (1897-03-05) |
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Type | Non-profit |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Humanitarian |
Headquarters | Montevideo |
Region served | Uruguay |
Membership | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |
Website | www |
The Uruguayan Red Cross (Spanish: Cruz Roja Uruguaya) was founded in 1897 and it has its headquarters in Montevideo.[1]
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]
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