Provo was founded, on 25 May 1965, by Robert Jasper Grootveld, an anti-smoking activist, and the anarchists Roel van Duijn and Rob Stolk.
Provo grundades 25 maj 1965 av Robert Jasper Grootveld, en tidig antitobaksaktivist, samt av anarkisterna Roel van Duyn and Rob Stolk.