Kabataang Makabayan ("Patriotic Youth"), also known by the

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KM, is an underground

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in the

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which was active from 1964 to 1975. It was banned by the Philippine government in 1972 when then-

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declared martial law, and was driven underground. It was dissolved in 1975 along with other National Democratic mass organizations, as part of the National Democratic movement's change of strategy against the Marcos regime. Revived within the

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area in 1977 and later nationally in 1984, the organization continues to exist.

History

Kabataang Makabayan originated from the Students' Cultural Association of UP (SCAUP) in the

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and was initially organized as the youth arm of the

Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 The Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (PKP-1930), also known as the Philippine Communist Party, is a communist party in the Philippines that was established on November 7, 1930. It uses the aforementioned appellation in order to distinguish i ...

by José María Sison, Ernesto Macahiya,

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, and others. Sison envisioned the youth group as revolutionaries who would establish a country led by the

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instead of oligarchic politicians. It was established on November 30, 1964,

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, to emphasize continuity with

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's 1896 Philippine Revolution.

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Senator Lorenzo Tañada gave the closing speech at the KM's first national congress and was both a consultant and honorary member. When Sison re-established the

Communist Party of the Philippines The Communist Party of the Philippines ( fil, Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas) is a far-left, Marxist-Leninist-Maoist revolutionary organization and communist party in the Philippines, formed by Jose Maria Sison on 26 December 1968. It is des ...

(CPP) in 1968 as a consequence of the First Great Rectification Movement, the New People's Army (NPA) was organized as its military wing; Kabataang Makabayan then became the CPP's youth arm. It was also one of the groups that established the

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First Quarter Storm

Kabataang Makabayan was at the forefront of the

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, a period of civic unrest consisting of violent demonstrations, protests, and marches against the government of then-

from January to March 1970. The protests and subsequent violence they inspired collectively became one major factor that led to Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law in late September 1972. Philippine government estimates place Kabataang Makabayan membership at 10,000–30,000 during its peak.

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Kabataang Makabayan calls on the youth to join the armed struggleKabataang Makabayan commemorate 51st founding anniversary in Davao City

References

{{Authority control History of the Philippines (1965–1986) Student politics Communist militant groups Youth organizations based in the Philippines Youth wings of communist parties Youth organizations established in 1964 Clandestine groups National Democratic Front of the Philippines

History

First Quarter Storm

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