Young Communist League (Cuba)

Young Communist League (Cuba)

Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = Young Communist League
name_native = Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas
colorcode = #FF0000

chairperson =
secretary = Julio Martinez
founded = 1962
headquarters =
mother_party = Communist Party of Cuba
international = World Federation of Democratic Youth, WFDY
regional1_type =
regional1_name =
website =
The Young Communist League (Spanish: "Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas", UJC) is the youth organisation of the Communist Party of Cuba. Its membership is voluntary and selective, and counts more than 600,000 active members.

History

UCJ was founded in 1962 together with the Communist Party of Cuba.

Organization

Julio Martinez is the First Secretary of the organisation. The UJC is a member organisation of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. The 11th and 14th World Festival of Youth and Students were hosted in Cuba by the organization. The UJC publishes the daily newspaper Juventud Rebelde ("Rebellious Youth") throughout Cuba.

See also

* José Martí Pioneer Organization

External links

* [http://www.pcc.cu/pccweb/organizaciones/ujc.php Communist Party's page about the UJC]
* [http://www.jrebelde.cubaweb.cu/ Juventud Rebelde]


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