Young Communist League Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas | |
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Secretary General | Aylín Álvarez Garcia |
Founded | 4 April 1962 |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism Internationalism |
Mother party | Communist Party of Cuba |
International affiliation | WFDY |
Newspaper | Juventud 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".