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Why did red cross started

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The Red Cross came into being at the initiative of a man named Henry Dunant, who helped wounded soldiers at the battle of Solferino in 1859 and then lobbied political leaders to take more action to protect war victims.
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May 8, 1828: Henry Dunant, founder of Red Cross Movement, is born in Geneva, Switzerland. June 24, 1859: Battle of Solferino in Northern Italy prompts Henry Dunant to call for an international relief organization to bring aid to the war-injured

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