Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh
Secretary General	Bùi Quang Huy
Founded	March 26, 1931
Headquarters	Hanoi, Vietnam
Membership	6.5 million (2024)
Ideology	Ho Chi Minh Thought; Marxism-Leninism
Mother party	Communist Party of Vietnam
International affiliation	World Federation of Democratic Youth
Newspaper	Tiền Phong
Website	doanthanhnien.vn

TheHo Chi Minh Communist Youth Union(Vietnamese:Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh,Đoàn TNCS), simply recognized asthe Union(Vietnamese:Đoàn), is the largest socio-political organisation of Vietnamese youth. The union is under the leadership of theCommunist Party of Vietnam.The organization was founded on March 26, 1931 and was led and trained byHo Chi Minh.^[1]

Names[edit]

During the Union's existence, it has seen its name changed six times to suit the tasks and requirements of youth movements in each revolutionary period:^[2]^[3]
26/3/1931 - 1936:Indochina Communist Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Đông Dương)
1936 - 11/1939:Indochina Democratic Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Dân chủ Đông Dương)
11/1939 - 5/1941:Indochina Anti-Imperialist Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Phản đế Đông Dương)
5/1941 - 25/10/1956:Vietnam National Salvation Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Cứu quốc Việt Nam)
25/10/1956 - 2/1970:Vietnam Labour Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Lao động Việt Nam)
2/1970 - 11/1976:Ho Chi Minh Labour Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Lao động Hồ Chí Minh)
12/1976-now:Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
(Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh)

Anthem[edit]

The Youth Union's anthem isThanh niên làm theo lời Bác( "The Youth follows Uncle Ho’s sayings" ):

References[edit]

^"Điều lệ Đoàn TNCS Hồ Chí Minh".Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2014.Retrieved15 October2017.
^"Name changes in Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's history".en.vietnamplus.vn.Vietnam+.Retrieved9 July2024.
^"Sự ra đời của Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh".thanhdoan.hochiminhcity.gov.vn.Retrieved9 July2024.

External links[edit]

Official site of the Union

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[1] "Điều lệ Đoàn TNCS Hồ Chí Minh".Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2014.Retrieved15 October2017.

[2] "Name changes in Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's history".en.vietnamplus.vn.Vietnam+.Retrieved9 July2024.

[3] "Sự ra đời của Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh".thanhdoan.hochiminhcity.gov.vn.Retrieved9 July2024.

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