Young Communist League (Cuba)

Young Communist League
Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas
Secretary GeneralAylín Álvarez Garcia
Founded4 April 1962
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-imperialism
Internationalism
Mother partyCommunist Party of Cuba
International affiliationWFDY
NewspaperJuventud Rebelde

The Young Communist League (Spanish: Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas, UJC) is the youth organization of the Communist Party of Cuba. Its membership is voluntary and selective. The organizations counts more than 400,000 active members.[1] Its symbol shows the stylized faces of Julio Antonio Mella, Camilo Cienfuegos and Che Guevara. The motto is Estudio, Trabajo, Fusil and means "Study, Work, Rifle".

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