2nd World Festival of Youth and Students
- 2nd World Festival of Youth and Students
Infobox WFYS |
edition = 2nd
host = Hungaria
year = 1949
participants = 20,000
countries = 82
The Second World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) was held in 1949, in Budapest, a city still recuperating from World War II. The 2nd WFYS was one of three major youth events held in Hungary in 1949, along with the "World University Summer Games" and the "World Youth Congress".
In August 14, 1949, 20,000 young people from 82 countries, gathered in the Ujpest Stadium, inaugurating the festival. For two weeks, the participants took part in cultural, sport, and political activities. The festival expressed its solidarity for the "anti-colonialist struggle" of the peoples of Indonesia, Malaysia and French Indochina and also for the "anti-fascist struggle" of the Spanish and Greek peoples. It was the first time that a delegation from what would become East Germany took part.
The motto of the festival was: "Youth Unite! Forward for Lasting Peace, Democracy, National Independence and a better future for the people!"
See also
* World Festival of Youth and Students
* World Federation of Democratic Youth
External links
* [http://www.chengetheworld.org/fr/index.php?op=page&pid=870 Chronology of World Festivals of Youth and Students]
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