Comités Abertos de Estudantes (CAE, ''Students Open Committees'' in English) was a

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and left-wing

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, formed by high school, ''bachillerato'' and ''professional formation'' students. On May 10, 2008, CAE dissolved itself to form, along with the Comités Abertos de Faculdade (CAF), a new student union, Comités. The organization was founded in 1990 as an extension to the middle school of the

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project, coinciding with the elections to the Galician School Board.

References

* Beramendi, X.G. (2007): ''De provincia a nación. Historia do galeguismo político''. Xerais,

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* Various authors (2002). ''25 anos da UMG (1977-2002): A paixón por transformar''. Edicións Terra e Tempo,

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