Youth Council of the French Union

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The Youth Council of the French Union (French: Conseil de la jeunesse de l'Union française, abbreviated CJUF) was a coordinating body of youth organizations in the French Union. CJUF was founded in 1950.[1] The organization had its headquarters in Paris and held annual congresses.[2][3]

Leadership

The foundation of CJUF was the work of three individuals;

CFDT trade union in Guinea.[5] As of 1952, Rémy Montagne served as president of CJUF and Antoine Lawrence as its general secretary.[6] As of 1957, the president of CJUF was Jacques Duquesne.[7]

Cooperation with WAY

CJUF received government support.

scout movement also participated in CJUF.[8]

Saint-Louis congress

In 1952 CJUF held its congress at the Lycée Faidherbe in the

Indochina and Madagascar, took part in the congress.[11][12] In that year youth councils had been set up across French West Africa by the colonial authorities. These councils were integrated into CJUF at the Saint-Louis congress. Soon thereafter, in August 1952, CJUF hosted a congress of the World Assembly of Youth at the Lycée Van Vollenhoven in Dakar.[11]

Revolt of West African youth councils

CJUF ran various activities regarding agricultural development, culture, literacy, hygiene, etc. in the African territories.

Peking instead.[11][14] In July 1955 the youth councils of West Africa (except the Upper Volta Youth Council) met in Bamako and formed a new organization, the Federal Youth Council of French West Africa.[11] This organization, later renamed the African Youth Council, would declare itself independent from CJUF, WAY and WFDY.[15]

Later period

The sixth congress of CJUF was held in

Tananarive between August 3 and 11, 1955. Léopold Sédar Senghor, then a French government minister, chaired the congress.[16][17] CJUF held its seventh congress in Besançon July 22 – July 29, 1956.[18]

Publication

CJUF published the tri-monthly journal Équipes nouvelles de l'Union française: Nouveaux horizons between May 1952 and 1957.[6][19]

References

  1. ^ L'Année politique, économique, sociale et diplomatique en France. Presses Universitaires de France, 1954. p. 199
  2. ^ Journal officiel de la République française. 1955. p. 7464
  3. ^ Almeida-Topor, Hélène d'. La politique et la ville. Paris: Ed. L'Harmattan, 1992. p. 150
  4. ^ Almeida-Topor, Hélène d'. La politique et la ville. Paris: Ed. L'Harmattan, 1992. p. 143
  5. ^ Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine. L' histoire des femmes en Afrique enseignement de recherche 1985 – 1986. Paris: Harmattan [u.a.], 1988. pp. 35, 49
  6. ^ a b Conseil de la jeunesse de l'Union française. Équipes nouvelles de l'Union française: Nouveaux horizons. Trimestriel. Président, René Montagne ; secrétaire général, Antoine Lawrence. [1re année. N° 1.] Mai 1952
  7. ^ Informations sociales, Vol. 11. Union nationale des caisses d'allocations familiales, 1957. pp. 408, 440
  8. ^ a b University of Lausanne. Les Eclaireurs de France en AOF (1945–1958)
  9. ^ Ageron, Charles-Rober & Marc Michel, eds. L'Afrique noire française : l'heure des Indépendances
  10. ^ Est & ouest: bulletin de l'Association d'études et d'informations politiques internationales, Vol. 11. 1959. p. 38
  11. ^ a b c d e Chafer, Tony. The End of Empire in French West Africa: France's Successful Decolonization? Oxford [u.a.]: Berg, 2002. pp. 131–132
  12. ^
    Institut International des Civilisations Différentes
    ., 1952. p. 574
  13. ^ Mignon, J.-M. Afrique: jeunesses uniques, jeunesse encadrée : institutions de jeunesse d'éducation populaire et de sports dans onze pays d'Afrique francophone. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1984. p. 14
  14. ^ Bianchini, Pascal. École et politique en Afrique noire: sociologie des crises et des rëformes du systéme d'enseignement au Sénégal et au Burkina Faso (1960–2000). Paris: Karthala, 2004. p. 70
  15. ^ Études congolaises, Vol. 2, Ed. 1–5. Kinshasa, Institut nationale d'études politiques, Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, Institut politique congolais, 1962. p. 37
  16. ^ Ibrahime, Mahmoud. La Naissance De L'élite Politique Comorienne (1945–1975). Paris: Harmattan, 2000. Print. p. 173
  17. ^ Goguel, Anne-Marie. Aux origines du malgache: désir d'école et compétition sociale, 1951–1972. Paris: Éd. Karthala, 2006. p. 136
  18. ^ Germe. Fonds Union Nationale des Etudiants de France :: CAC Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Ifé. Presse de l'éducation
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