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Independent Revolution or iRevo was a tendency within the youth organization REVOLUTION
, consisting of the sections in Germany
, Switzerland
, the Czech Republic
and Australia
. They left REVOLUTION in 2007, refusing to remain affiliated to the League for the Fifth International
, forming a separate international of youth organisations while keeping the REVOLUTION name. The Australian section soon became inactive. The three remaining sections renamed themselves and their international Revolutionary Internationalist Organization (RIO) in January 2010. At the same time they ceased to refer to themselves as youth organisations, RIO membership is open to people of all ages.
In common with the partisans of the L5I in the Czech Republic the members of RIO joined the New Anticapitalist Left (NAL) party in 2009. By early 2011 they held that the L5I supporters were attempting to expell them from that party.
Revolution (political group)
Revolution, or Revo, a revolutionary socialist youth organization, was founded in the UK by Workers Power, part of the League for the Fifth International...
, consisting of the sections in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They left REVOLUTION in 2007, refusing to remain affiliated to the League for the Fifth International
League for the Fifth International
The League for the Fifth International is an international grouping of revolutionary Trotskyist organisations around a common programme and perspectives. The group has sections in Europe, South Asia, and North America as well as supporters in the Middle East.-Early years:L5I was founded as the...
, forming a separate international of youth organisations while keeping the REVOLUTION name. The Australian section soon became inactive. The three remaining sections renamed themselves and their international Revolutionary Internationalist Organization (RIO) in January 2010. At the same time they ceased to refer to themselves as youth organisations, RIO membership is open to people of all ages.
In common with the partisans of the L5I in the Czech Republic the members of RIO joined the New Anticapitalist Left (NAL) party in 2009. By early 2011 they held that the L5I supporters were attempting to expell them from that party.