Young Communist League (Portugal)
| Young Communist League Portuguese: União dos Jovens Comunistas | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Dissolved | 10 November 1979 |
| Merged into | Portuguese Communist Youth |
| Mother party | Portuguese Communist Party |
Young Communist League (Portuguese: União dos Jovens Comunistas) was the youth wing of the Portuguese Communist Party. UJC was founded in 1975.[1][2]
In January 1978 the UJC engaged in discussion with the Communist Students League (UEC) with regard to a merger,[3] and on 10 November 1979 the UJC and UEC merged to form the Portuguese Communist Youth (JCP).[1][2] The first JCP conference was held on the 24 and 25 May 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "100 anos de luta" [100 years of struggle]. Portuguese Communist Party (in Portuguese). 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ a b Braga da Cruz, Manuel (1990). "A participação política da juventude em Portugal — as élites políticas juvenis" [Youth political participation in Portugal — youth political elites]. Análise Social (in Portuguese). 25 (105/106). Instituto Ciências Sociais da Universidad de Lisboa: 224. JSTOR 41010797. Retrieved 25 November 2025 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Ramos, Rosa (26 May 2015). "A secreta passagem de Passos Coelho pelo Partido Comunista" [Passos Coelho's secret stint in the Communist Party]. I (Portuguese newspaper) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 November 2025.