The Youth Leagues were societies of young people, mainly intellectuals, who wanted independence for Sri Lanka .
16-531: Youth League may refer to any of the following Organizations [ edit ] Youth Leagues (Ceylon) , societies of young people, mainly intellectuals, who wanted independence for Sri Lanka A-League National Youth League , an Australian national football (soccer) league African National Congress Youth League , the youth wing of the African National Congress City Youth League ,
32-587: A branch of the Swedish social democratic party UEFA Youth League , a European football competition at under-19 level West African Youth League , a political organisation founded by I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson in June 1935 Workers' Youth League (Norway) , Norway's biggest political youth organization, affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party Workers' Youth League (Sweden) , the youth organization of
48-824: A defunct organization that participated in nonviolent resistance against the government in Rhodesia Coalition Party Youth League , the youth wing of National Coalition Party in Finland Communist Youth League of China also known as the China Youth League, a youth movement of the People's Republic of China ESC Youth League , a shooting competition for national teams created by the European Shooting Confederation General Dutch Youth League ,
64-742: A political youth movement in the Netherlands Gilette National Youth League , a British rugby league tournament at under-18 level Kuomintang Youth League , is a youth group under the Kuomintang Left Communist Youth League , the youth organization of the Norwegian Labour Party Moderate Youth League , the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party Muslim Youth League , the youth wing of
80-545: A vigorous campaign by the Youth Leagues. UTHR(J), SOME MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAMIL POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS accessed 3 November 2005. Santasilan Kadirgamar, Jaffna Youth Radicalism - the 1920s and 30s, ICES accessed 3 November 2005. T. Perera, 'Edmund Samarakkody', Ceylon Daily News , 6 January 1997 accessed 3 November 2005. George Jan Lerski, Origins Of Trotskyism In Ceylon , Chapter I accessed 3 November 2005. Leslie Goonewardene, A Short History of
96-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Youth Leagues (Ceylon) The first of these organisations was the Jaffna Students’ Congress, founded in 1924 and renamed the Jaffna Youth Congress (JYC) in 1926. It had its base amongst educated middle-class Tamil youth, especially and young graduates from Indian Universities and from
112-706: The 1980s Socialist Youth League of Norway , the youth wing of the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway Socialist Youth League (Sweden) , the youth organization of the Swedish Socialist Party Somali Youth League , the first political party in Somalia SWAPO Party Youth League , the youth wing of the South West Africa People's Organization Swedish Social Democratic Youth League ,
128-542: The Communist Party of Sweden League of Youth , the youth organisation of the British Labour Party from 1926 to the 1960s Other [ edit ] The League of Youth , a play by Henrik Ibsen finished in early May 1869 See also [ edit ] National Youth League (disambiguation) Socialist Youth League (disambiguation) Workers' Youth League (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
144-790: The Indian Union Muslim League National Soccer Youth League , also known as the National Youth League, an Australian national football (soccer) league Patriotic Youth League , a youth organisation in Australia Radical Youth League , is a frontal organization of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a Naxalite group in India Revolutionary Youth League (Finland) , a political youth organization in Finland during
160-619: The Lanka Sama Samaja Party accessed 3 November 2005. This Sri Lankan politics-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Workers%27 Youth League (disambiguation) (Redirected from Workers' Youth League (disambiguation) ) The Workers' Youth League may refer to: Workers' Youth League (Norway) ( Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking , 1927–present) Workers' Youth League (Sweden) ( Arbetarnas Ungdomsförbund , 1924–1926) Topics referred to by
176-672: The Youth Leaguers a chance for leadership as well as experience in trade union agitation. The South Colombo Youth League published an irregular journal in Sinhala , Kamkaruwa (The Worker). In November 1933 the Youth League radicals initiated a dynamic revival of the Suriya-Mal Movement . In opposition to the official Poppy Day sponsored by the British colonial administration (which sent
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#1732847693179192-634: The early thirties, having completed their studies abroad where they had been influenced by the Marxist and labour movements, enthusiastically participated in the radical activities of the newly formed Youth Leagues, which became a focus of anti-imperialist agitation among the youth. In February 1933 they became involved in a strike at the Wellawatte Spinning and Weaving mills, the island's largest textile factory at that time with 1,400 workers (two-thirds of Indian origin and one-third Sinhalese). This gave
208-594: The funds it raised to Britain ) the Youth Leagues sold the local Suriya ( Portia tree ) flower, with the proceeds going to Ceylonese ex-servicemen . During the malaria epidemic in 1934-5 these activists did relief work in the disease-stricken areas where over 100,000 people died. The Ministers of the Ceylon National Congress petitioned the colonial government to increase their powers, instead of demanding full independence, or even dominion status. They were forced to withdraw their 'Ministers' Memorandum' after
224-473: The newly founded University College, Colombo . It drew enthusiasm and morale boosts from visits of leading Indian personalities, such as Gandhi and Nehru . In 1931 Kamaladevi Chattopadyaya addressed the opening session of the All-Ceylon Youth Congress, which brought together the Youth Leagues in the All-Ceylon Youth Congress. A group of young intellectuals who had returned to the island in
240-444: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Workers' Youth League . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Workers%27_Youth_League&oldid=242517060 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
256-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Youth League . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Youth_League&oldid=1096289369 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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