Word: juvento
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tall, ambitious northern tribesman. To keep the various party factions happy, the election organizers agreed in advance on the makeup of a 56-member National Assembly, divided among virtually all political parties, including Olympio's Comité d'Union Unité Togolaise and its onetime youth wing, Juvento,* so that none has a majority. Backing up the whole package is Togo's French-trained army, whose discontent over low pay and manpower led to Olympio's overthrow. Its ranks have since been doubled...
...Perhaps the world's grandest party label, Juvento takes its name from the first letters of the French words: justice, union, vigilance, égalité, nationalisme, ténacité and optimisme...
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