Left Communist Youth League (in
Norwegian
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: ''Venstrekommunistisk Ungdomsfylking'') was the youth organization of the
Norwegian Labour Party (DNA) from 1923 to 1927. VKU published ''Den røde ungdom'' (The Red Youth).
Haakon Meyer was president of VKU and
Nils Hønsvald
Nils Hønsvald (4 December 1899 – 24 November 1971) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was one of the leading figures in Norwegian politics from 1945 to 1969. He served as President of the Nordic Council ...
secretary.
In April 1927, VKU merged with
Socialist Youth League of Norway
Socialist Youth League of Norway (in Norwegian: ''Norges sosialistiske ungdomsforbund''), initially founded as the Social Democratic Youth League of Norway (''Norges sosialdemokratiske ungdomsforbund''), was the youth wing of the Social Democratic ...
, following the merger of DNA and the Social Democrats. The unified youth league became known as
Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking (AUF).
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Venstrekommunistisk Ungdomsfylking