Franja Morada ("Purple Strip") is the

student wing A student wing is a subsidiary, autonomous, or independently allied front of a larger organization that is formed in order to rally support from students and focus on student specific issues, typically of those attending college or university. Stu ...

of the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union (, UCR) is a major political party in Argentina. It has reached the national government on ten occasions, making it one of the most historically important parties in the country. Ideologically, the party has stood for r ...

(UCR), a major political party in

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. Founded in 1967, it has led the

Argentine University Federation The Argentine University Federation (; FUA) is the most important student organization in Argentina. The FUA was created on April 11, 1918, within the University Reform student movement originated in Córdoba, which later spread through Latin Am ...

(FUA) since the end of the

military dictatorship A military dictatorship, or a military regime, is a type of dictatorship in which Power (social and political), power is held by one or more military officers. Military dictatorships are led by either a single military dictator, known as a Polit ...

in 1983. The organization takes its name from the 1918 University Reform. During the storming of the

National University of Córdoba The National University of Córdoba (), is a public university located in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. Founded in 1613, the university is the oldest in Argentina, the third oldest university of the Americas, with the first university being ...

, student protestors ripped off the curtains of the ''Aula Magna'' and waved them as flags – the curtains were purple, the same color as the stoles of the Catholic clerics who ran the university. Purple thus became the identifying color of supporters of the reform, which sought to democratize universities and end the Church's involvement in public higher education. Franja Morada's "mesa nacional" has a secretary general and three adjunct secretaries. Elections to national authorities take place every two years. Since 2022, the secretary general has been Gastón Soler, of the

. Despite being affiliated to the UCR, it is institutionally autonomous. Internationally, Franja Morada is affiliated to the

International Union of Socialist Youth The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) is an international youth labour organization, whose activities include publications, supporting member organizations and organization of meetings. Originally named the Socialist Youth Internatio ...

(IUSY).

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