Youth of MPLA explained

Youth of MPLA
Formation:1962
Native Name:Juventude do MPLA
Native Name Lang:pt
Type:Youth wing of MPLA
Headquarters:Luanda, Angola
Location Country: Angola
Language:Portuguese
Leader Title:1st National Secretary
Leader Name:Crispiniano Vivaldino Evaristo dos Santos

The Youth of MPLA (JMPLA) is a major mass organization 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 (National Union of Angolan Workers) and the Organização de Pioneiros de Agostinho Neto (Agostinho Neto Pioneer Organization).

Jonas Savimbi, leader of UNITA from 1966 until 2002, was briefly a member of the JMPLA in the early 1960s.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Jonas Savimbi. Victoria Brittain. Victoria Brittain. The Guardian. 2002-02-25. 2012-12-11.