The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded by
- A.Henry Dunant
- B.Florence Nightingale
- C.William Booth
- D.Peter Benenson
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The correct answer is A, Henry Dunant. The Swiss businessman Henry Dunant, moved by what he saw after the battle of Solferino, led the founding of the Red Cross at Geneva in 1863 and the drafting of the first Geneva Convention; he was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, and World Red Cross Day is observed on 8 May, his birthday. Option B is wrong because Florence Nightingale founded modern nursing during the Crimean War and gave her name to the nursing medal, but not to the Red Cross. Option C is wrong because William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London in 1865. Option D is wrong because Peter Benenson founded Amnesty International in 1961. Note that the Indian Red Cross Society was set up by an Act in 1920.
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