Red Lion and Sun Society
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title:
Red Lion and Sun Society
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The Red Lion and Sun Society of Iran was established in 1922 and admitted to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in 1923. However, some report the symbol was introduced at Geneva in 1864 as a countermeasure to the Red Crescent and the Red Cross used by two of Iran's rivals: the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire, respectively. In 1980, because of the association of the emblem with the recently deposed Pahlavi dynasty, the newly proclaimed Islamic Republic of Iran replaced th
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ICRC society of Iran (1929–1980)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lion_and_Sun_Society
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2024-04-05T20:29:03Z
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