The Indonesian Red Cross Society ( id, Palang Merah Indonesia) is a humanitarian organization in

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. It is a member of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Indonesia is the one of the very few

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to use the Red Cross as its symbol. Indonesia is neither a strictly faith-based nor secular nation. In mid-2013, the Indonesian Red Cross Society had 32,568 people in its Volunteer Corps, 19,294 Individual Volunteers and 893,381 Blood Donor Volunteers, for a total of 945,243 persons, which is recorded as the highest number of volunteers in the world.

History

The IRCS was created on 17 September 1945, exactly one month after Indonesia's independence."History"
. Indonesian Red Cross Society. President

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

ordered its inception when a battle between Indonesian soldiers and allied troops broke out, leaving many wounded, on 3 September 1945. Based on the performance, IRCS received an international recognition in 1950 that it was accepted as a member of the International Red Cross and achieved its legal status through Presidential Decree Number 25 of 1959, which was later reinforced by Presidential Decree Number 245 of 1963.

Location

The IRCS central headquarters is located at Jl. Jenderal Gatot Soebroto Kav. 96, Jakarta."Contact"
. Indonesian Red Cross Society.

Chairpersons

Mohammad Hatta Mohammad Hatta (; 12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was an Indonesian statesman and nationalist who served as the country's first vice president. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indone ...

(1945–1946) # Mas Sutardjo Kertohadikusumo (1946–1948) #Bendoro Pangeran Haryo (BPH) Bintoro (1948–1952) #

Bahder Djohan Bahder Djohan (30 July 1902 – 8 March 1981) was an Indonesian politician who served as the 6th Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia. He served in the Natsir and Wilopo Cabinets. Background Bahder Djohan was the 5 10 children ...

(1952–1954) #

Paku Alam VIII Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman serving the second Governor of Yogyakarta. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and ''Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso''. His child name was ''Gusti Ra ...

(1954–1966) #

Basuki Rahmat Basuki Rahmat (4 November 1921 – 8 January 1969) was an Indonesian general, National Hero and a witness to the signing of the Supersemar document transferring power from President Sukarno to General Suharto. Early life Basuki Rahmat was born o ...

(1966–1969) #

Satrio Satrio (28 May 1916 – 5 May 1986) was an Indonesian military doctor. He served as Minister of Health during the Guided Democracy period, between 1959 and 1966, and as General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross between 1970 and 1982. A gradu ...

(1970–1982) #Suyoso Sumodimejo (1982–1986) #

Ibnu Sutowo Ibnu Sutowo (23 September 1914 – 12 January 2001) was an Indonesian army officer, Cabinet Minister and former head of the Indonesian oil and gas producer Pertamina. Early life Ibnu was born near the Yogyakarta Sultan's palace on 23 Septem ...

(1986–1992) #

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (born 23 January 1949), known as Tutut Suharto, is an Indonesian politician who is the eldest daughter of former Indonesian president Suharto and the wife of Global Mediacom (then known as Bimantara Citra) co-founder and fo ...

(1992–1998) #

Mar'ie Muhammad Mar'ie Muhammad (3 April 1939 – 11 December 2016) was an Indonesian politician and philanthropist. He served as the Minister of Finance under President Suharto from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross Soci ...

(1998–2009) #

Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (; born 15 May 1942) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the 10th and 12th vice president of Indonesia, the only vice president in Indonesian history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (2004� ...

(2009–present)

References

External links

PMI Official Website
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies Medical and health organizations based in Indonesia 1945 establishments in Indonesia Organizations established in 1945 {{Indonesia-stub

History

Location

Chairpersons

See also

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