African Youth Amílcar Cabral
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African Youth Amílcar Cabral (in Portuguese
: Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral) is the youth wing of PAIGC in Guinea-Bissau
. JAAC was founded on September 12, 1974 in Boé
.
After the separation of PAICV from PAIGC, the Cape Verde
an section of JAAC became a separate organization, also called JAAC. Today that organization has been renamed Youth of PAICV
(Juventude do PAICV).
JAAC is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
, although it is no longer active in that organization. It used to be a member of the International Union of Students
, but the membership is currently frozen. JAAC has obtained observer status in the International Union of Socialist Youth
.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
: Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral) is the youth wing of PAIGC in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
. JAAC was founded on September 12, 1974 in Boé
Boé
Boé is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-Geography:The Séoune forms part of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Garonne, which forms the communes's south-eastern and south-western borders.-See also:...
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After the separation of PAICV from PAIGC, the Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an section of JAAC became a separate organization, also called JAAC. Today that organization has been renamed Youth of PAICV
Youth of PAICV
Youth of PAICV is the youth organisation of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde.- History :The organisation was founded on September 12, 1974 as African Youth Amílcar Cabral as the youth organisation for the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, which...
(Juventude do PAICV).
JAAC is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...
, although it is no longer active in that organization. It used to be a member of the International Union of Students
International Union of Students
The International Union of Students is a worldwide nonpartisan association of university student organizations.The IUS is the umbrella organization for 155 such student organizations across 112 countries and territories representing approximately 25 million students.-Aim and work areas:The aims of...
, but the membership is currently frozen. JAAC has obtained observer status in the International Union of Socialist Youth
International Union of Socialist Youth
The International Union of Socialist Youth encompasses socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organizations from more than 100 states of the world...
.