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⚫ | The '''World Federation of Democratic Youth''' ('''WFDY''') is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and [[anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]]. WFDY was founded in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, organized in the context of the end of [[World War II]] with the aim of uniting youth from the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] behind an anti-fascist platform that was broadly pro-peace, anti-nuclear war, expressing friendship between youth of the capitalist and socialist nations. The WFDY Headquarters are in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Choi |first1=Charles Hongseok |title=Preferential Refugee Policies in Postwar Canada |journal=Undergraduate Review |date=2021 |volume=16 |page=113 |url=https://vc.bridgew.edu/undergrad_rev/vol16/iss2/12 |publisher=Bridgewater State University}}</ref> The main event of WFDY is the [[World Festival of Youth and Students]]. The last festival was held in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], in October 2017. It was one of the first organizations granted [[List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council|general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council]]. |
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⚫ | The '''World Federation of Democratic Youth''' ('''WFDY''') is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and [[anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]]. WFDY was founded in [[London]] in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, organized in the context of the end of [[World War II]] with the aim of uniting youth from the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] behind an anti-fascist platform that was broadly pro-peace, anti-nuclear war, expressing friendship between youth of the capitalist and socialist nations. The WFDY Headquarters are in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Choi |first1=Charles Hongseok |title=Preferential Refugee Policies in Postwar Canada |journal=Undergraduate Review |date=2021 |volume=16 |page=113 |url=https://vc.bridgew.edu/undergrad_rev/vol16/iss2/12 |publisher=Bridgewater State University}}</ref> The main event of WFDY is the [[World Festival of Youth and Students]]. The last festival was held in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], in October 2017. It was one of the first organizations granted [[List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council|general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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On 10 November 1945, the World Youth Conference, organized in London, founded the World Federation of Democratic Youth. This historic conference was convened at the initiative of the World Youth Council which was formed during the Second World War to bring together the youth movements of the allied nations in an anti-fascist front. The conference was attended by over 600 delegates from 63 nations, it was at the time the largest and most diverse gathering of international youth.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDuffie |first1=Erik S |title=Sojourning for freedom |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-9440-2 |page=247}}</ref> The conference adopted a pledge for peace. |
On 10 November 1945, the World Youth Conference, organized in London, founded the World Federation of Democratic Youth. This historic conference was convened at the initiative of the World Youth Council which was formed during the Second World War to bring together the youth movements of the allied nations in an anti-fascist front. The conference was attended by over 600 delegates from 63 nations, it was at the time the largest and most diverse gathering of international youth.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDuffie |first1=Erik S |title=Sojourning for freedom |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-9440-2 |page=247}}</ref> The conference adopted a pledge for peace. |
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Shortly after, with the onset of the Cold War and [[Winston Churchill]]'s [[Iron Curtain]] speech, the organization was accused by the [[United States Department of State|US State Department]] of being a "Moscow front". Many of the founding organizations quit, leaving mostly youth from socialist nations, national liberation movements, and communist youth.<ref name=Staar84>Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC |
Shortly after, with the onset of the Cold War and [[Winston Churchill]]'s [[Iron Curtain]] speech, the organization was accused by the [[United States Department of State|US State Department]] of being a "Moscow front". Many of the founding organizations quit, leaving mostly youth from socialist nations, national liberation movements, and communist youth.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> Like the [[International Union of Students]] (IUS) and other pro-Soviet organizations, the WFDY became a target and victim of [[CIA]] espionage as well as part of [[active measures]] conducted by the Soviet state security.<ref name="Western Europe 1960. p. 169">The cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960. [[Giles Scott-Smith]], Hans Krabbendam. p. 169</ref><ref>A century of spies: intelligence in the twentieth century. Jeffrey T. Richelson. p. 252</ref><ref>Soviet foreign policy in a changing world, Volume 1986. Robbin Frederick Laird, Erik P. Hoffmann. p. 211</ref><ref>Europe since 1945: an encyclopedia, Volume 1. Bernard A. Cook. p. 212</ref> |
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The WFDY's first General Secretary, [[Alexander Shelepin]], was a former leader of the [[Young Communist International]] which had been dissolved in 1943. Shelepin had been a guerilla fighter during World War II (after his work with the WFDY, he was appointed head of Soviet State Security).<ref name="Western Europe 1960. p. 169"/> Both the WFDY and IUS vocally criticized the [[Marshall Plan]], supported the [[Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948]] and the new [[People's republic |
The WFDY's first General Secretary, [[Alexander Shelepin]], was a former leader of the [[Young Communist International]] which had been dissolved in 1943. Shelepin had been a guerilla fighter during World War II (after his work with the WFDY, he was appointed head of Soviet State Security).<ref name="Western Europe 1960. p. 169" /> Both the WFDY and IUS vocally criticized the [[Marshall Plan]], supported the [[Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948]] and the new [[People's republic]]s in eastern Europe. They opposed the [[Korean War]].<ref name="Western Europe 1960. p. 169" /> |
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The main event of the WFDY became the World Festival of Youth and Students, a large-scale political and cultural celebration which aimed to promote peace and friendship between the youth of the world. Most, but not all, of the early festivals were held in socialist nations in Europe. During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s the WFDY's festivals were one of the few places where young people from the [[western bloc]] could meet youth involved in the campaign against apartheid from [[South Africa]], or militant youth from Vietnam, Palestine, Cuba and other nations. Famous people who participated in festivals included [[Angela Davis]], [[Yuri Gagarin]], [[Yasser Arafat]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Ruth First]], [[Jan Myrdal]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]. |
The main event of the WFDY became the World Festival of Youth and Students, a large-scale political and cultural celebration which aimed to promote peace and friendship between the youth of the world. Most, but not all, of the early festivals were held in socialist nations in Europe. During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s the WFDY's festivals were one of the few places where young people from the [[western bloc]] could meet youth involved in the campaign against apartheid from [[South Africa]], or militant youth from Vietnam, Palestine, Cuba and other nations. Famous people who participated in festivals included [[Angela Davis]], [[Yuri Gagarin]], [[Yasser Arafat]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Ruth First]], [[Jan Myrdal]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]. |
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When the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Eastern Bloc]] collapsed, the WFDY entered a crisis. With the power vacuum left by the collapse of the most important member organization, the Soviet [[Komsomol]], there were conflicting views of the future character of the organization. Some wanted a more apolitical structure, whereas others were more inclined to an openly leftist federation. The WFDY, however, survived this crisis, and is today an active international youth organization that holds regular activities. |
When the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Eastern Bloc]] collapsed, the WFDY entered a crisis. With the power vacuum left by the collapse of the most important member organization, the Soviet [[Komsomol]], there were conflicting views of the future character of the organization. Some wanted a more apolitical structure, whereas others were more inclined to an openly leftist federation. The WFDY, however, survived this crisis, and is today an active international youth organization that holds regular activities. |
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-M23075, Budapest, II. Weltfestspiele, Eröffnungsrede, Guy de Boisson.jpg|thumb|Guy de Boisson, President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, speaks at the opening of the [[2nd World Festival of Youth and Students]] (Budapest, 1949).]] |
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-M23075, Budapest, II. Weltfestspiele, Eröffnungsrede, Guy de Boisson.jpg|thumb|Guy de Boisson, President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, speaks at the opening of the [[2nd World Festival of Youth and Students]] (Budapest, 1949).]] |
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{{blockquote|We pledge that we shall remember this unity, forged in this month, November 1945 |
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Not only today, not only this week, this year, but always |
Not only today, not only this week, this year, but always |
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Until we have built the world we have dreamed of and fought for |
Until we have built the world we have dreamed of and fought for |
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== General Assembly == |
== General Assembly == |
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The WFDY conducts a General Assembly every four years, the last taking place in [[Nicosia]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=ΡΙΚ και υπόλοιπα κανάλια |
The WFDY conducts a General Assembly every four years, the last taking place in [[Nicosia]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=ΡΙΚ και υπόλοιπα κανάλια "δεν είδαν" την 20η Συνέλευση της ΠΟΔΝ |url=https://dialogos.com.cy/rik-kai-ta-ypoloipa-kanalia-den-eidan-tin-20i-syneleysi-tis-podn/ |website=Dialogos |date=4 December 2019}}</ref> During the Assembly, leadership and a General Council are elected and an organizational declaration is approved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NC648xKKjaVOt6yzl7ztz0gej3jmGX_B/view?usp=embed_facebook|title=Approved Political Declaration Of the 19th Assembly of WFDY (1).pdf|website=Google Docs|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> |
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== Member organizations == |
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|[[African National Congress Youth League]] |
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===Asia and the Pacific=== |
===Asia and the Pacific=== |
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|Youth wing of the [[Armenian Communist Party]] |
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|{{ill|Korean Youth League in Japan (Chochong)|ja|在日本朝鮮青年同盟}}{{efn|Not confused with {{illm|Korean Youth League in Japan (Hancheong)|ja|在日韓国青年同盟}}, the youth wing of the {{illm|Union for Korean Democratic Reunification in Japan|ja|在日韓国民主統一連合}}.}} |
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|[[Communist Youth Federation]] |
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|Youth wing of the [[Communist Party of Sri Lanka]] |
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|Shared youth organization of the [[Communist Party in Denmark]], the [[Communist Party of Denmark]] and [[Communist Party (Denmark)]] |
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|Former Youth wing of the [[Communist Party (Italy)|Communist Party]]; current youth wing of the Communist Front |
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|[[Leninist Komsomol of the Russian Federation|Leninist Young Communist League of the Russian Federation]] |
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|Youth wing of the [[Communist Party USA]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Maicol David |title=CPUSA youth leader greets WFDY meeting in Cyprus |url=https://www.cpusa.org/article/cpusa-youth-leader-greets-world-federation-of-democratic-youth-meeting-in-cyprus/ |website=Communist Party USA |date=4 December 2019}}</ref> |
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* {{Flag|San Marino}} - [[Federazione Giovanile Comunista San Marino]] |
* {{Flag|San Marino}} - [[Federazione Giovanile Comunista San Marino]] |
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* {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} - Union of Democratic Youth in Saudi<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Matthiesen |first1=Toby |title=The Cold War and the Communist Party of Saudi Arabia, 1975–1991 |journal=Journal of Cold War Studies |date=August 2020 |volume=22 |issue=3 |page=42 |doi=10.1162/jcws_a_00950 |publisher=MIT Press |s2cid=221118100 |issn=1531-3298}}</ref> |
* {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} - Union of Democratic Youth in Saudi<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Matthiesen |first1=Toby |title=The Cold War and the Communist Party of Saudi Arabia, 1975–1991 |journal=Journal of Cold War Studies |date=August 2020 |volume=22 |issue=3 |page=42 |doi=10.1162/jcws_a_00950 |publisher=MIT Press |s2cid=221118100 |issn=1531-3298|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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* {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} - [[Congress of Sama Samaja Youth Leagues]] |
* {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} - [[Congress of Sama Samaja Youth Leagues]] |
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* {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} - [[Federation of Communist and Progressive Youth]] |
* {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} - [[Federation of Communist and Progressive Youth]] |
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* {{Flag|Tunisia}} - [[Destourian Youth]] |
* {{Flag|Tunisia}} - [[Destourian Youth]] |
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* {{Flag|Turkey}} - [[İlerici Gençler Derneği]] |
* {{Flag|Turkey}} - [[İlerici Gençler Derneği]] |
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* {{flag|United States}} - [[Young Socialist Alliance]] |
* {{flag|United States}} - [[Young Socialist Alliance]] |
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* {{Flag|Uruguay}} - [[Juventud Socialista del Uruguay]] |
* {{Flag|Uruguay}} - [[Juventud Socialista del Uruguay]] |
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===Observers=== |
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* [[Youth for Communist Rebirth In France]] (Youth of the [[Pole of Communist Rebirth in France]]) |
* [[Youth for Communist Rebirth In France]] (Youth of the [[Pole of Communist Rebirth in France]]) |
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* [[Communist Youth of Luxemburg]] (Refounded youth organisation of the [[Communist Party of Luxembourg]]), [[Luxembourg]] |
* [[Communist Youth of Luxemburg]] (Refounded youth organisation of the [[Communist Party of Luxembourg]]), [[Luxembourg]] |
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* [[Revolutionary Communist Youth (Sweden)|Revolutionary Communist Youth]] (Youth organization of the [[Communist Party (Sweden)|Communist Party]]), [[Sweden]] |
* [[Revolutionary Communist Youth (Sweden)|Revolutionary Communist Youth]] (Youth organization of the [[Communist Party (Sweden)|Communist Party]]), [[Sweden]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Christian Peace Conference]] |
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* [[World Federation of Trade Unions]] |
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* [[World Peace Council]] |
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Secretary General | Yusdaquy Larduet (UJC) |
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The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as left-wing and anti-imperialist. WFDY was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, organized in the context of the end of World War II with the aim of uniting youth from the Allies behind an anti-fascist platform that was broadly pro-peace, anti-nuclear war, expressing friendship between youth of the capitalist and socialist nations. The WFDY Headquarters are in Budapest, Hungary.[1] The main event of WFDY is the World Festival of Youth and Students. The last festival was held in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. It was one of the first organizations granted general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
History[edit]
On 10 November 1945, the World Youth Conference, organized in London, founded the World Federation of Democratic Youth. This historic conference was convened at the initiative of the World Youth Council which was formed during the Second World War to bring together the youth movements of the allied nations in an anti-fascist front. The conference was attended by over 600 delegates from 63 nations, it was at the time the largest and most diverse gathering of international youth.[2] The conference adopted a pledge for peace.
Shortly after, with the onset of the Cold War and Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, the organization was accused by the US State Department of being a "Moscow front". Many of the founding organizations quit, leaving mostly youth from socialist nations, national liberation movements, and communist youth.[3] Like the International Union of Students (IUS) and other pro-Soviet organizations, the WFDY became a target and victim of CIA espionage as well as part of active measures conducted by the Soviet state security.[4][5][6][7]
The WFDY's first General Secretary, Alexander Shelepin, was a former leader of the Young Communist International which had been dissolved in 1943. Shelepin had been a guerilla fighter during World War II (after his work with the WFDY, he was appointed head of Soviet State Security).[4] Both the WFDY and IUS vocally criticized the Marshall Plan, supported the Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 and the new People's republics in eastern Europe. They opposed the Korean War.[4]
The main event of the WFDY became the World Festival of Youth and Students, a large-scale political and cultural celebration which aimed to promote peace and friendship between the youth of the world. Most, but not all, of the early festivals were held in socialist nations in Europe. During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s the WFDY's festivals were one of the few places where young people from the western bloc could meet youth involved in the campaign against apartheid from South Africa, or militant youth from Vietnam, Palestine, Cuba and other nations. Famous people who participated in festivals included Angela Davis, Yuri Gagarin, Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin, Ruth First, Jan Myrdal and Nelson Mandela.
When the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc collapsed, the WFDY entered a crisis. With the power vacuum left by the collapse of the most important member organization, the Soviet Komsomol, there were conflicting views of the future character of the organization. Some wanted a more apolitical structure, whereas others were more inclined to an openly leftist federation. The WFDY, however, survived this crisis, and is today an active international youth organization that holds regular activities.
Pledge[edit]
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We pledge that we shall remember this unity, forged in this month, November 1945
Not only today, not only this week, this year, but always Until we have built the world we have dreamed of and fought for We pledge ourselves to build the unity of youth of the world All races, all colors, all nationalities, all beliefs To eliminate all traces of fascism from the earth To build a deep and sincere international friendship among the peoples of the world To keep a just lasting peace To eliminate want, frustration and enforced idleness
We have come to confirm the unity of all youth salute our comrades who have died-and pledge our word that skilful hands, keen brains and young enthusiasm shall never more be wasted in war
— Pledge of the World Federation of Democratic Youth
General Assembly[edit]
The WFDY conducts a General Assembly every four years, the last taking place in Nicosia in 2019.[8] During the Assembly, leadership and a General Council are elected and an organizational declaration is approved.[9]
Member organizations[edit]
Africa[edit]
Country | Name | Notes | Ref |
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Juventude do Movimento Popular da Libertação de Angola | Youth wing of MPLA | [10] |
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Organization of Revolutionary Youth (OJRB) | [11] | |
Independent Socialist Youth Union (USJIB) | [11] | ||
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JRR Burundi | [11] | |
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Youth of PAICV | Youth wing of PAICV | [11] |
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Front of Socialist Youth (FSY) | [11] | |
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UJS Congo | [11] | |
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PPRD Youth League | Youth wing of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy | [11] |
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National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students | [10] | |
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Ethiopian Youth League | [10] | |
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Democratic Youth League of Ghana | [11] | |
African Youth Command | [11] | ||
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African Youth Amílcar Cabral | Youth wing of PAICG | [11] |
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LYF Lesotho | [11] | |
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KDTM Madagascar | [11] | |
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LYM Malawi | [11] | |
YASED Malawi | [11] | ||
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Mozambican Youth Organisation | Youth wing of FRELIMO | [10] |
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SWAPO Party Youth League | Youth wing of SWAPO | |
Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) | |||
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National Youth Council of Nigeria | [11] | |
National Youth Council of the Ogoni People (NYCOP) | [11] | ||
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JML São Tomé and Príncipe | [11] | |
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Mouvement de la Jeunesse Démocratique | Youth wing of the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party | [11] |
Democratic Youth Union Alboury Ndiaye | Youth wing of the Party of Independence and Work | [11] | |
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SFYO Sierra Leone | [11] | |
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African National Congress Youth League | Youth wing of the African National Congress | [10] |
South African Students Congress | [11] | ||
Young Communist League of South Africa | Youth wing of the South African Communist Party | ||
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Sudanese Youth Union | Youth wing of the Sudanese Communist Party | [11] |
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Umoja Wa Vijana | Youth wing of Chama Cha Mapinduzi | [10] |
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United National Independence Party Youth League | Youth wing of the United National Independence Party | [11] |
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ZANU-PF Youth League | Youth wing of ZANU-PF | [10] |
Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (ZICOSU) |
Asia and the Pacific[edit]
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Europe and North America[edit]
Latin America and Caribbean[edit]
North Africa and Middle East[edit]
Former members[edit]
Afghanistan - Democratic Youth Organization of Afghanistan
People's Socialist Republic of Albania - Bashkimi i Rinisë së Punës së Shqipërisë
Argentina - Juventud Intrasigente Argentina
Argentina - Juventud Socialista Auténtica
Australia - Eureka Youth League
Belgium - Graffiti Jeugendsdienst
Belgium - Jeunesse Communiste de Belgique
Bolivia - Confederación Universitaria Boliviana
Brazil - Juventude do PCB
Bulgaria - Dimitrov Communist Youth Union
Byelorussian SSR - Leninist Communist Youth Union of Belarus
Cambodia - People's Revolutionary Youth Union of Kampuchea
Chile - Juventud de la Izquierda Cristiana de Chile
Chile - Juventud del MIR
Chile - Juventud Rebelde Miguel Enríquez
Chile - Unión de Jóvenes Socialistas
China - Communist Youth League of China
China - All-China Youth Federation
Colombia - Federación Juvenil Obrera
Colombia - Juventud de la Alianza Nacional Popular
Colombia - Juventud del Poder Popular
Colombia - Unión Nacional de los Estudiantes Secundarios
Colombia - Unión de Jóvenes Patriotas
Congo - Union de la jeunesse congolaise, Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Juventud del Pueblo Costarriquense
Costa Rica - Juventudes Patrióticas
Costa Rica - Juventud Vanguardista Costarriquense
Czechoslovakia - Union of Czech Youth
Czechoslovakia - Union of Slovak Youth
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Youth Union
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Youth Union
Dominican Republic - Juventud Revolucionaria Dominicana
Dominican Republic - Unión Democrática Orlando Martínez
Ecuador - Departamento Juvenil del Central de Trabajadores de Ecuador
Ecuador - Juventud Comunista de Ecuador
El Salvador - Asociación General de Estudiantes Universitarios de El Salvador
Faroe Islands - Føroyskir Sosialistar
Finland - Democratic Youth League of Finland
Finland - Finnish Union of Democratic Pioneers
Germany - Socialist Youth League Karl Liebknecht
Greece - Greek Communist Youth (Internal)
Grenada - Maurice Bishop Youth Movement
Guadeloupe - Union de la Jeunesse Communiste Guadeloupe
France - Union nationale des étudiants de france-Solidarité Etudiante
Guatemala - Juventud Patriótica del Trabajo
Guyana - Young Socialist Movement
Haiti - Jeunesse Communiste de Haiti
Honduras - Federación de la Juventud Comunista
Iceland - Revolutionary Communist Youth League
Indonesia - People's Youth (Indonesia)
Italy - Italian Communist Youth Federation
Jamaica - Young Communist League of the Workers' Party (Workers Party of Jamaica)
Japan - Democratic Youth League of Japan
Luxembourg - Jeunesse Communiste Luxembourgoise
Martinique - Union de la Jeunesse Communiste Martinique
Mexico - Frente Juvenil Revolucionario
Mexico - Juventud Socialista de los Trabajadores
Mongolia - Revolutionary Youth League (REVSOMOL)
Morocco - Istiqlal Party Youth
Netherlands - Algemeen Nederlands Jeugd Verbond
Hungary - Kommunista Ifjúsági Szövetség
Panama - Juventud del PRD
Panama - Juventud Popular Revolucionaria
Paraguay - Federación Juvenil Comunista de Paraguay
Peru - CGTP Sección Juvenil
Peru - Juventud Aprista Peruana
Peru - Juventud Mariateguista
Poland - Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej
Puerto Rico - Federación Universitaria para la Indpendencia
Puerto Rico - Juventud Comunista de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico - Juventud Socialista de Puerto Rico
San Marino - Federazione Giovanile Comunista San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Union of Democratic Youth in Saudi[21]
Sri Lanka - Congress of Sama Samaja Youth Leagues
Sri Lanka - Federation of Communist and Progressive Youth
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Vanguard Youth Organization
Surinam - National Youth Movement
Sweden - Ung Vänster (1975–1992)
Switzerland - Jeunesse Communiste Suisse
Tunisia - Destourian Youth
Turkey - İlerici Gençler Derneği
Ukraine - Komsomol of Ukraine
United States - Young Socialist Alliance
Uruguay - Juventud Socialista del Uruguay
Soviet Union - Committee of Youth Organizations of the USSR
Soviet Union - All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Komsomol)
Venezuela - Juventud Socialista-MEP
Observers[edit]
- Youth for Communist Rebirth In France (Youth of the Pole of Communist Rebirth in France)
- Communist Youth of Luxemburg (Refounded youth organisation of the Communist Party of Luxembourg), Luxembourg
- Revolutionary Communist Youth (Youth organization of the Communist Party), Sweden
See also[edit]
- Christian Peace Conference
- International Association of Democratic Lawyers
- International Federation of Resistance Fighters – Association of Anti-Fascists
- International Organization of Journalists
- International Union of Students
- Women's International Democratic Federation
- World Federation of Scientific Workers
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Peace Council
Notes[edit]
- ^ Not confused with Korean Youth League in Japan (Hancheong) , the youth wing of the Union for Korean Democratic Reunification in Japan .
References[edit]
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- ^ "The CJB is a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth". Website of the Communist Youth Movement of the Netherlands. 20 November 2022.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Middle East Member Organizations". World Federation of Democratic Youth. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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- ^ Matthiesen, Toby (August 2020). "The Cold War and the Communist Party of Saudi Arabia, 1975–1991". Journal of Cold War Studies. 22 (3). MIT Press: 42. doi:10.1162/jcws_a_00950. ISSN 1531-3298. S2CID 221118100.