The Youth of MPLA (in

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ...

, ''Juventude do MPLA'', JMPLA) is a major

mass organization A mass movement denotes a political party or movement which is supported by large segments of a population. Political movements that typically advocate the creation of a mass movement include the ideologies of communism, fascism, and liberalism. Bo ...

within the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Party of Labour, along with the Organização da Mulher Angolana (Angolan Women's Organization),

União Nacional dos Trabalhadores Angolanos The National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA) is a national Trade union centre of Angola. The UNTA was organized first in the Belgian Congo, in the 1960, and moved to Angola after independence in 1975. It is led by Manuel Viage Manuel may refer ...

(National Union of Angolan Workers) and the

Organização de Pioneiros de Agostinho Neto Agostinho Neto Pioneer Organization ( pt, Organização de Pioneiros Agostinho Neto, OPA) is a pioneer movement in Angola. Founded as the Pioneers in 1975, the organization took the name of the nation's first president Agostinho Neto António ...

(Agostinho Neto Pioneer Organization).

Jonas Savimbi Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (; 3 August 1934 – 22 February 2002) was an Angolan revolutionary politician and rebel military leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). UNITA waged a guerrilla war aga ...

, leader of

UNITA The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( pt, União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the Popular Movement for ...

from 1966 until 2002, was briefly a member of the JMPLA in the early 1960s.

References

External links

JMPLA official site
Youth wings of political parties in Angola MPLA Youth wings of communist parties Youth organizations established in 1962 {{Angola-party-stub