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10th World Scout Jamboree

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10th World Scout Jamboree
File:10th World Scout Jamboree.jpg
ThemeBuilding Tomorrow Today
CountryPhilippines
Date1959
Attendance12,203 Scouts
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The 10th World Scout Jamboree was held in 1959 and was hosted by the Philippines at Mount 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. The theme was "Building Tomorrow Today".[1]It is the first World Scout Jamboree to be held outside Europe.

References

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