Seychelles People's Progressive Front Youth League
The Seychelles People's Progressive Front Youth League was the mass youth organization within the Seychelles People's Progressive Front during the period of one-party rule in the country.
| Seychelles People's Progressive Front Youth League SPPF Youth League | |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 1985 |
| Headquarters | Victoria, Seychelles |
| Membership | 4,000 (1990) |
| Ideology | |
| National affiliation | Seychelles People's United Party |
History
The SPPF Youth League was founded in 1985 as a successor to the SPUP Youth League, founded in 1975 and chaired by Paul Hodoul. The SPPF Youth League served as an umbrella organization under which several youth organizations and programs operated, including the Pioneers, the Young Pioneers, the Militants, the Youth Brigades, the Brigad Militer Lazanes (after 1987), and the National Youth Service.[1]
Young Pioneers
The SPPF Youth League administered the Young Pioneers (serving children ages 6 to 12) and Pioneers (serving children age 12 and up) of Seychelles, related to the global pioneer movement. The existence of the Pioneers was mandated in the 1979 Seychelles Constitution, which also stipulated three delegates from the Youth League were to have seats in the National Congress.[2]
References
- Mathiot, Tony (2014). "The 50th Anniversary of SPUP/SPPF/Parti Lepep 1964-2014". Ministry for Youth Sports & Culture. Government of Seychelles. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- Article 11 of the Constitution of Seychelles (1979)