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Bonabes, Count of Rougé

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Bonabes, Comte de Rougé (4 June 1891 Les Essarts, Vendée – 25 October 1975 Bern) was a member of the French noble de Rougé Family, and served as the Secretary General of the Red Cross from 1936 to 1957.

Bonabes (far right) in 1937

Quotation

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  • "Peace is more than the absence of war."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Current concerns Archived September 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, No 7, 2002
  • Beyond conflict: the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 1919-1994, Daphne A. Reid, Patrick F. Gilbo, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 1997, ISBN 978-92-9139-041-0
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