The National Youth Organisation ( Greek : Εθνική Οργάνωσις Νεολαίας , romanized : Ethnikí Orgánosis Neoléas , EON ) was a youth organization in Greece during the years of the Metaxas Regime (1936–1941), established by the regime with the stated goals of helping the youth in the productive spending of their free time and cultivating their national values and cooperative spirit.
6-529: (Redirected from National Youth Organization ) National Youth Organisation may refer to: National Youth Organisation (Greece) , a youth organisation active in the Kingdom of Greece during the authoritarian Metaxas regime National Youth Organisation (Grenada) , a defunct youth organisation in Grenada National Youth Organisation (Ireland) ,
12-498: A blue field- with the emblem of EON charged in the center in gold and the royal crown moved to the upper hoist side quadrant. The motto of EON was "One Nation, One King, One Leader, One Youth". The EON disbanded in late April 1941 with the start of the German occupation of Greece when some of its former members created the secret occupation resistance/liberation organizations "National Youth Committee" and—the strictly female—"SPITHA" under
18-506: A youth organization currently active in the Republic of Ireland National Youth Organisation (Pakistan) , a youth organization active in Pakistan associated with Awami National Party Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title National Youth Organisation . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-406: The activities that EON members were involved in included athletics events, parades and marches, military training, reforestations, recycling. The official monthly magazine of EON was The Youth ( Greek : Η Νεολαία ). The emblem of EON was a labrys surrounded by laurel wreaths and topped with a royal crown, while the flag of EON was similar to the flag of Greece —featuring a white cross on
30-415: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Youth_Organisation&oldid=680553433 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Youth Organisation (Greece) Membership
36-525: Was not mandatory, and—unlike most contemporary political youth organizations in Europe—EON was not affiliated with a political party, but there was widespread successful campaigning by the regime to include the largest part of the youth to EON, and later took over the scouts and other such organizations, although typically membership still remained strictly voluntary. However, only Christians could enroll and Muslims and Jews could not become EON members. Some of
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