10th World Scout Jamboree

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10th World Scout Jamboree
Event data
Country Philippines
Date(s) 1959
Attendance 12,203 Scouts
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The 10th World Scout Jamboree was held in 1959 and was hosted by the Philippines at Mt. Makiling, Los Banos, Laguna. Dubbed as the "first World Jamboree in the Far East" and "The Bamboo Jamboree" due to nipa palm and Bamboo City, there were a total 12,203 Scouts from 44 countries.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ World Scout Bureau (January 2008). World Scout Jamborees History. World Scout Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.