League of Free German Youth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/League_of_Free_German_Youth
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkb:student_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FDJ
gptkbp:activity cultural events
political rallies
sports events
volunteer labor
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Pioneer_Organization_Ernst_Thälmann
gptkbp:ageRange 14–25
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
gptkbp:dissolved 1990
gptkbp:founded 1946
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label League of Free German Youth
gptkbp:ideology communism
socialism
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:membership over 2 million (at peak)
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Freie_Deutsche_Jugend
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Angela_Merkel
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Egon_Krenz
gptkb:Erich_Honecker
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Junge_Welt
gptkbp:purpose political education
youth mobilization
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Free_German_Youth_(West_Germany)
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:symbol blue shirt with FDJ emblem
gptkbp:website https://www.fdj.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5