Sandinista Youth

The Sandinista Youth (Spanish: Juventud Sandinista or Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio) is the youth organization of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party in Nicaragua. The Sandinista Youth arose informally during the Nicaraguan Revolution and it was formally founded by Gonzalo Carrión ^[1] after the FSLN victory on July 19, 1979.

Members - or militants (as they call themselves) - of the Sandinista Youth

Sandinista Youth

Juventud Sandinista or Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio
Logo of the Sandinista Youth (since 2011)
Abbreviation	JS
Formation	1979 (46 years)
Type	Youth organisation
Headquarters	Managua, Nicaragua
Region served	Nicaragua
Coordinator	Milton Ruiz
Parent organization	Sandinista National Liberation Front
Affiliations	World Federation of Democratic Youth
Website	Juventud Presidente

Since 2011 the organization has been part of umbrella organization Juventud Presidente,^[2] which unites several youth organizations that support Nicaraguan President and Sandinista revolutionary commandante Daniel Ortega.

Although they publicly claim to be a peaceful political youth organization, its members—or militants (as they refer to themselves)--have been associated with Sandinista mobs, parapolice or paramilitary groups to suppress opposition during the times in political power.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

See also

• Sandinista Revolution