BRIEF HISTORY OF PCO  September 26, 1961 Foundation of "INTERNATIONAL ORDER FOR SOCIETY OF COMMUNICATION OF NATIONS" in the United States of America and registration No. 7512293 by Antoni G. Zyngale New York, N.Y. 10034 - 1793 Riverside drive. November 07, 1973 Establishment of the Austrian general prefecture by Prof. Friedrich O. Fronz - 1030 Vienna, Landstrasser Hauptsrasse 33, and registration in the Austrian Register of Associations at the Federal Police Directorate of Vienna. May 09, 1976 Election of Prof. Friedrich O. Fronz for the Grand Master of the PCO.     July 22, 1976 The Pope Paul II gave the apostolic blessing to the work for the purposes of the understanding among nations. December 21, 1976 Dr. Kurt Waldheim, The General Secretary of the United Nations recognizes the efforts of the PCO towards the understanding among nations. April 19, 1986 Foundation of the general prefecture of Germany, protection of trademarks of the Order sign and script. October 18, 1986 Foundation of the general prefecture Switzerland. May 13, 1988 Registration by Austrian Patent Office. May 11, 1989 Registration of the Order in France by the TRIBUNAL D'INSTANCE of Strasbourg. February, 1990 Registration of the Order in Hungary by Imre Barca March 19, 1990 Change of name to INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING "PRO CONCORDATIA POPULORUM", and foundation the Austrian Society for understanding among Nations by Nat. Council. Dr. Josef Höchtl in Klosterneuburg which works till this day very actively. August 29, 1990 Death of the Grand Master Prof. Friedrich O. Fronz December 15, 1990 The Great Capitol was held in Seewen – Switzerland, for the election of new Grand Master. The general prefect of Switzerland Jan Lüthy was chosen unanimously. June 01, 1991 International Order celebration in Hamburg, Germany. September 28, 1991 Investiture in Eger - Hungary. March 28, 1992 General Capitol in Strasbourg. November 06, 1992 Order celebration in Eger, Hungary February 12, 1993 Donations for Szeged old people's home April 16, 1993 Report about direct donations. April 20, 1993 Help to refugees June 12, 1993 Order party in Vienna, Austria. October 09, 1993 Order celebration in Szeged December, 1993 Grand Master’s report concerning relief operations April 16, 1994 Grand Master's report concerning relief operations September 17, 1994 Order celebration in Switzerland October 06, 1994 Donation action in Szeged hospital, Hungary October 14, 1994 Charity ball in Eger, Hungary January 05, 1995 Help to refugee children in Szeged, Hungary April 25, 1995 Order celebration in Escherich, Germany October 19, 1995 Charity ball in Eger, Hungary April 27, 1996 Order celebration in Aggtelek, Hungary October 26, 1996 Order ball Eger, Hungary April 26, 1997 Order celebration in Vienna. Handing over of the bus for disabled persons "St. Martin". August 08, 1998 Order party in Saint Gotthart, Switzerland November 21, 1998 Order ball in Eger, Hungary November 11, 2000 Order celebration in Budapest, Hungary October 13, 2001 Order celebration in Szeged May 18, 2002 Order celebrations in Belgrade, Serbia November 09, 2002  Order celebration in Eger, Hungary May 17, 2003 Order party in Pannonhalma, Hungary September 20, 2003 Order celebration in Fruška Gora mountains above the city of Novi Sad, Serbia November 15, 2003 Order ball in Eger, Hungary December, 2003 Almanac, Hungarian September 25, 2004 Order party in Vienna, Austria May 14, 2005 Order party in Eger, Hungary September 17, 2005 Order party in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria November, 2005 Order party in Eger, Hungary May 27, 2006 Order party in St. Georg - Romania     March 3, 2007 Representatives of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Serbia & Montenegro have signed the Resolution of establishment of the International Association of National Knight Orders “Ordines Internationales Pro Concordatia Populorum”. His Excellency Neđeljko Gardašević has been elected for new Grand Master. June, 2007                                 Ordensfeier in Weilburg, Deutschland September 22, 2007 Order celebration in Tápiószentmárton, Hungary and inauguration of His Excellency Neđeljko Gardašević as new Grand Master.   January 11, 2008 At the festivity and non official meeting of the Great Capitol held in Belgrade, the Great Dame Ursula Fronz handed over the bust of the first Grand Master - the late Friedrich O. Fronz as her present to Association. Almost all members of the General Prefecture of Serbia were present at the ceremony.