🤝 Civil Rights, Orders & Humanitarian Groups Chronological History Timeline

Chronological Timeline (21 Entries)

1. [1099] Sovereign Military Order of Malta — The Sovereign Military Order of Malta traces its deep institutional roots to the Knights Hospitaller, a chivalric order initially founded around 1099 in the Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Blessed Gerard.
2. [1537] Paraguay — The city of Asunción was founded in 1537 as the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata within the Spanish Empire.
3. [1543] Peter Canisius — Through him, Canisius became the first Dutchman to join the newly founded Society of Jesus in 1543.
4. [1863] Henry Dunant — In February 1863, Dunant was a member of a five-person committee that sought to put his plan into action, which in effect founded the organization that would become the International Committee of the Red Cross.
5. [1899] Strasbourg Agreement (1675) — While subsequent treaties, like the Hague Convention of 1899, also addressed asphyxiating gases, the 1675 pact established a foundational precedent.
6. [1904] José María Pino Suárez — In 1904, he founded El Peninsular, a newspaper that gave voice to a new generation of liberal intellectuals opposed to Olegario Molina, a powerful Porfirian cacique.
7. [1913] Paul Tsuchihashi — When Sophia University was established in Tokyo in 1913, he became one of the members of the teaching faculty.
8. [1933] Vidkun Quisling — In 1933, Quisling founded the fascist Nasjonal Samling (National Gathering).
9. [1935] Mary McLeod Bethune — Bethune established the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, launching the Aframerican Women's Journal as its primary publication.
10. [1942] Fairfield University — It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942.
11. [1949] Fourth Geneva Convention — The Fourth Geneva Convention (GCIV) is one of the four foundational treaties established by the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
12. [1961] Amnesty International — AI was founded in London in 1961 by the lawyer Peter Benenson.
13. [1961] World Food Programme — Founded in 1961, WFP is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 87 countries.
14. [1970] Richard Branson — Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies.
15. [1990] Anita Roddick — Furthermore, she established Children on the Edge in 1990 to aid disadvantaged youth.
16. [1991] Isaias Afwerki — Having consolidated power within this group, he led pro-independence forces to victory on 24 May 1991, ending the 30-year-old war for independence from Ethiopia, before being elected president of the newly founded country of Eritrea two years later.
17. [2003] Rani Mukerji — Mukerji established herself by starring in several commercially successful romantic films, including Chalte Chalte (2003), Hum Tum, Veer-Zaara (both 2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006).
18. [2011] Alexei Navalny — He established the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) in 2011, marking a key focus for his activism.
19. [2011] Pussy Riot — Founded in the fall of 2011 by the then 22-year-old Nadya Tolokonnikova, it has had a membership of approximately 11 women.
20. [2019] Steve Aoki — He authored the memoir Blue: The Color of Noise in 2019 and founded the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund to support global humanitarian relief organizations.
21. [2023] Sudanese civil war (2023–present) — Fighting began on 15 April 2023 following a power struggle within the transitional administration established after the 2021 coup.