The Young Communist League ( es, Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas, UJC) is the youth organization of the

Communist Party of Cuba The Communist Party of Cuba ( es, Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC) is the sole ruling party of Cuba. It was founded on 3 October 1965 as the successor to the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution, which was in turn made up of the 26t ...

. Its membership is voluntary and selective, and counts more than 600,000 active members. Its symbol shows the stylized faces of Julio Antonio Mella,

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and

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. The motto is ''Estudio, Trabajo, Fusil'' and means "Study, Work, Rifle".

History

The Cuban Young Communist League came into existence along with the

in 1965.

Organization

Yuniasky Crespo Baquero is the First Secretary of the organisation. The UJC is a member organization of the

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. The 11th and 14th

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were hosted in Cuba by the organization. The UJC publishes the daily newspaper ''

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'' (''Rebellious Youth'') throughout

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Juventud Rebelde
{{- Youth organizations based in Cuba Youth wings of communist parties Youth wings of political parties in Cuba Communist Party of Cuba 1965 establishments in Cuba Youth organizations established in 1965

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