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The Second World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) was held in 1949, in Budapest, a city still recuperating from World War II. The 2nd WFYS was one of three major youth events held in Hungary in 1949, along with the ''World University Summer Games'' and the ''World Youth Congress''. It was organised by the World Federation of Democratic Youth and the International Union of Students On August 14, 1949, 20,000 young people from 82 countries, gathered in the Ujpest Stadium, inaugurating the festival. For two weeks, the participants took part in cultural, sport, and political activities. The festival expressed its solidarity for the "anti-colonialist struggle" of the peoples of Indonesia, Malaysia and French Indochina and also for the "anti-fascist struggle" of the Spanish and Greek peoples. It was the first time that a delegation from what would become East Germany took part. It featured a sports programme, including an athletics competition.〔(World Student Games (UIE) ). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09.〕 The motto of the festival was: ''Youth Unite! Forward for Lasting Peace, Democracy, National Independence and a better future for the people!'' ==References== *(Chronology of World Festivals of Youth and Students ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2nd World Festival of Youth and Students」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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