Ethiopian Lictor Youth
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Ethiopian Lictor Youth was a fascist youth organization in Ethiopia
. Soon after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, thousands of school-children were organized in GEL. Through GEL a free lunch programme for children was set up. GEL had its own uniforms. GEL was founded modelled after the Italian Youth of the Lictor (the youth wing of the National Fascist Party
) and the Arab Lictor Youth
in Libya
. However, GEL (later renamed 'Indigenous Lictor Youth', Gioventù Indigena del Littorio, after the introduction of racial segregation laws) was never incorporated as such into the Italian mother organization.
On May 24, 1937 a contigent of GEL paraded through Rome
in connection with the twentieth anniversary of the Italian entry into the First World War. The GEL unit sang a specially composed song in honour of Il Duce, Benito Mussolini
.
The organization was disbanded on orders from Rome after a brief existence.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Soon after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, thousands of school-children were organized in GEL. Through GEL a free lunch programme for children was set up. GEL had its own uniforms. GEL was founded modelled after the Italian Youth of the Lictor (the youth wing of the National Fascist Party
National Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...
) and the Arab Lictor Youth
Arab Lictor Youth
Arab Lictor Youth was a fascist youth organization for Arab youth in Italian Libya.-History:GAL was founded by the Italian Governor-General in Libya, Italo Balbo, in October 1935. GAL functioned as the Libyan counterpart of the Italian Lictor Youth...
in Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. However, GEL (later renamed 'Indigenous Lictor Youth', Gioventù Indigena del Littorio, after the introduction of racial segregation laws) was never incorporated as such into the Italian mother organization.
On May 24, 1937 a contigent of GEL paraded through Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in connection with the twentieth anniversary of the Italian entry into the First World War. The GEL unit sang a specially composed song in honour of Il Duce, Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
.
The organization was disbanded on orders from Rome after a brief existence.