• 1905

    Rotary Club Was Born

    The world’s first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, was founded by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth

  • 1921

    Six Continents

    By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents, and the name Rotary International was adopted a year later

    1921

  • 1927

    First Rotary Clubs in Indonesia

    The first Rotary Club in Indonesia, RC Yogyakarta, was chartered in 1927, soon followed by RC Surabaya (1928) and RC Jakarta (1930)

  • 1970

    Rebirth of the New Order

    After being banned during Japan’s colonialism, Rotary Clubs in Indonesia came back to service while being split into two districts: District 3410 (West) and District 3420 (East)

    1970