‘80 Years Since the Founding of the Democratic Army of Greece: With the KKE at the forefront and the people as the protagonists, history is being written!’
KNE held its 35th Anti-Imperialist Camp
The 35th Anti-Imperialist Camp of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) took place from July 1 to 5 on Mount Vitsi under the slogan, “80 Years Since the Founding of the Democratic Army of Greece: With the KKE at the forefront and the people as the protagonists, history is being written!”
Thousands of KNE members and supporters gathered in a region, which had served as the General Headquarters of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE), the seat of the Provisional Democratic Government, and the base of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in the years 1947-49.
The camp featured a rich programme including organized hikes around battle sites, guided tours, political discussions, as well as sporting and cultural activities. The events culminated in the political rally held on 5 July in Florina, where Dimitris Koutsoumbas, Secretary General of the Central Committee of the KKE, and Thodoris Kotsantis, Secretary of the Central Council of the KNE, delivered speeches. Dimitris Koutsoumbas stressed that the history of the Democratic Army of Greece and the KKE constitutes a valuable source of knowledge and inspiration for younger generations and underlined that the capitalist system of exploitation is not invincible. He added, “with a strong KKE, an organized people, and the youth leading the way, the path can be paved for its overthrow and the construction of socialism.”
At the Monument of the Central Committee of the KKE dedicated to the fallen fighters of the Democratic Army of Greece who lost their lives in the Battle of Florina, the participants commemorated the 800 DSE fighters buried there.