General Dutch Youth League
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Algemeen Nederlands Jeugd Verbond, a political youth movement in the Netherlands
. ANJV was founded on June 15, 1945 in Concert building, Amsterdam
. The ANJV was an independent youth organisation inspired by, and with links, to the Communistische Partij van Nederland (Communist Party of the Netherlands).
Contrary to popular believe the ANJV was not the youth organisation of the CPN, but had an independent broad "all-youth" structure, similar to that of the East-German FDJ. This as opposed to the Jonge Socialisten or the JovD which are directly related to the PvdA and the VVD respectively.
The ANJV was finally dissolved in 2005 after 60 years.
The predecessor of ANJV was Communistische Jeugd Holland.
ANJV was a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. ANJV was founded on June 15, 1945 in Concert building, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. The ANJV was an independent youth organisation inspired by, and with links, to the Communistische Partij van Nederland (Communist Party of the Netherlands).
Contrary to popular believe the ANJV was not the youth organisation of the CPN, but had an independent broad "all-youth" structure, similar to that of the East-German FDJ. This as opposed to the Jonge Socialisten or the JovD which are directly related to the PvdA and the VVD respectively.
The ANJV was finally dissolved in 2005 after 60 years.
The predecessor of ANJV was Communistische Jeugd Holland.
ANJV was a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...
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