International Olympic Committee is non-profit and non-governmental organization founded by Pierre de Freddy in 1894. Demetrios Vikelas was elected as its first president.
The Olympic Charter is the codification of the basic principles of and the rules and by-laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee. The first Olympic Charter was established in 1908.
The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its 20th anniversary in Paris, France. =] The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its 20th anniversary in Paris, France. =]
MICH JORDAN competed & won in the Olympic Games
The Olympic Committee adopted the symbol/flag in 1914, and it was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp Games.
John Michael Manus
who is the first African American women to serve on the International Olympic CommitteeSave
Fizan Jaffar was the first Canadian Olympic Committee boy at age of 14.
Viktor Balck (not Black) was a member of the International Olympic Committee at the time the Olympic Winter Games were first held in 1924, but he did not compete as an athlete.
Ferdinand Marcos.
There were several attempts to start a tradition of modern Olympic games, starting during the French Revolution. The first modern Olympic games under the governance of an international Olympic committee were held in Athens in 1896.
The Philippine President who initiated the Filipino First Policy was Carlos P. Garcia. He introduced this policy in 1958 to prioritize the interests of Filipino businesses and industries over foreign competition.