Democratic Youth Organisation of Afghanistan

Democratic Youth Organisation of Afghanistan
Founded	1960s or the 1970s
Headquarters	Kabul
Mother party	People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
International affiliation	World Federation of Democratic Youth

The Democratic Youth Organisation of Afghanistan (DYOA) was the main youth organisation in the former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. It was the youth wing of the ruling People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). Upon turning seventeen years of age, members of the DYOA would become eligible for membership in the PDPA. By June, 1978 the youth party had around 4,000 members.^[1]

In the mid-1980s it had around 25 000 members. DYOA was a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth.^[2]

References

1. ^ Anthony Arnold. Afghanistan's two-party communism. Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=cd85ioPsz6cC&pg=PA101&dq=Revolutionary+Council+PDPA#PPA108,M1. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
2. ^ "Political Institutions Under Soviet Domination". Government Publication Access. http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/PoliticalInstitutionsUnderSovietDomination.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 

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