Juventud Uruguaya de Pie
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| Juventud Uruguaya de Pie | |
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| Formation | 29 October 1970 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1974 |
| Type | Student organization |
| Purpose | Activism |
| Headquarters | Av. 18 de Julio, Montevideo |
| Location | |
Region served | National |
Official language | Spanish |
Key people | Daniel García Pintos |
The Uruguayan Youth Standing[1] or Uruguayan Youth at Attention[2] (Spanish: Juventud Uruguaya de Pie) was a right to far-right student organization in Uruguay during the 1970s.
This relatively short-lived organization (it was dissolved in 1974[3]) had a Patriotic and anti-Communist orientation and was opposed to the insurgency of the Tupamaros and other far-left organizations.[4] It experienced rapid growth, but its armed struggle efforts were relatively less successful.[5] A factional undercurrent of the group desired a national revolution along the lines of Falangism.[3]
The main colours of their flag represent the two traditional major Uruguayan political parties: the National Party (white) and the Colorado Party (red). Presidents Jorge Pacheco Areco and Juan María Bordaberry both spoke positively of the group.[6]
