The Indonesian Geographical association was born in 1967, this association was established with the aim of advancing & fighting geography educator in Indonesian because at that time was the discare that geography education in Indonesia Will be deleted.

The process of establishing this organization was carried out, through the first Congress with the election period 1967 - 1981 with Dr. ida Bagus Mantra as the first chairman, after that his chairman continued with re election as chairman in 1981 - 1985 period through second Congress until now. Indonesian Geographical Association has leid 8 Congress, where each Congress has produced new chairman, come have retained previous chairman.

The Indonesian Geographical Association had stop the activities/shut down the organization in 1995 - 1997 and showed the existence in 1997 by holding a large Congress.

The Indonesian Geographical Association was officially declared as a national organization on Thursday May 21 2015 in sleman.

  Source:Miqdad blog

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