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Union Des étudiants Communistes
The Union of Communist Students (, UEC) is a French student politics, political organization, part of the ''Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France'' (MJCF, Young Communists Movement of France). It was founded in 1939 but dissolved after World War II. The UEC was re-created in 1956, along with the MJCF. It is independent from the French Communist Party (PCF) although it remains close to it. It maintains exchange contacts with the PCF, in particular on student issues. The UEC is organized in sectors, by university, and is led by a national collective elected during the congress of the MJCF and renewed during the National Assemblies of the facilitators, every year. A national coordination runs the organization. Roots Although founded in 1939, the UEC is the heir of numerous students' associations, some of them created at the end of the 19th century at the beginning of the Third Republic (France), Third Republic. However, the Communist student movement was created following the 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Du Colonel Fabien
The Place du Colonel Fabien (English: Colonel Fabien Square) is a square in Paris, France. Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat ('Combat Square'), but it was renamed in honour of the French communist resistance hero Pierre Georges, whose ''nom de guerre'' was Colonel Fabien. The headquarters of the French Communist Party, designed by the Brazilian communist and utilitarian architect Oscar Niemeyer, is located here, as is a station of the Paris Métro. Nearby is the former location of the medieval Gibbet of Montfaucon, a multi-tiered gibbet Gibbeting is the use of a gallows-type structure from which the dead or dying bodies of criminals were hanged on public display to deter other existing or potential criminals. Occasionally, the gibbet () was also used as a method of public ex ... that was for most of its history outside the city walls of Paris. References External linksPanoramic view [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |