Young Force
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Young Force (in Spanish: Fuerza Joven - FJ) was the youth wing of Fuerza Nueva (New Force), the Spanish far-right nationalist party founded in 1966.
Although the organization was short-lived, it had amongst its ranks several individuals who later figured as leaders of other Spanish far-right organizations, like José Luis Corral, leader of the Movimiento Católico Español (Spanish Catholic Movement) and , founder of the (Alliance for National Unity).
FJ was involved in several acts of violence against its opponents, for example the massacre of trade unionists at Atocha in 1977, the murder of , and attacks on university faculties in Madrid and Barcelona.[1] In 1977 Youth Front (FJ) split from Fuerza Joven.[2]
References[]
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- ^ Rodríguez Jiménez, José Luis (1994). Reaccionarios y golpistas: la extrema derecha en España : del tardofranquismo a la consolidación de la democracia, 1967-1982. Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. ISBN 9788400074425.
Categories:
- Youth wings of political parties in Spain
- Far-right politics in Spain
- Falangist parties
- Spanish nationalism