Iberian Communist Youth (in

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: ''Juventud Comunista Ibérica'', JCI) was the youth wing of the Iberian Communist Federation, and later of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM). JCI had its main strength in

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and the ''Llevant'' (

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). The 1934 conference of JCI elected Germinal Vidal as the general secretary of JCI. After his death, Wilebaldo Solano from

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was elected in his place. POUM provided some paramilitary training for JCI. JCI started publishing as its weekly central organ in 1936. was published from

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. Other JCI publications were (Barcelona, began publication in May 1937), (Barcelona, from July 12, 1937, weekly) and , itself a continuation of the 1920–21 that was renamed with upon formation of the

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(

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, from 1936, weekly). JCI was a member organization of the International Bureau of Revolutionary Socialist Youth. Solano was elected general secretary of the Bureau at a conference in

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in 1937. In 1937 JCI formed the Revolutionary Youth Front (FJR) together with the Libertarian Youth (JJ.LL.) and other youth groups.

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