# Franja Morada

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Argentine university political group

Franja Morada Chairperson Antonella Bormapé Founded 1967 (1967)[1] Headquarters Buenos Aires Ideology Progressivism[2] Reformism[3] Colours Purple Mother party Radical Civic Union International affiliation International Union of Socialist Youth Website www.franjamorada.org.ar

**Franja Morada** ("Purple Strip") is the [student wing](/source/Student_wing) of the [Radical Civic Union](/source/Radical_Civic_Union) (UCR), a major political party in [Argentina](/source/Argentina). Founded in 1967, it has led the [Argentine University Federation](/source/Argentine_University_Federation) (FUA) since the end of the [military dictatorship](/source/National_Reorganization_Process) in 1983.[4]

The organization takes its name from the [1918 University Reform](/source/Argentine_university_reform_of_1918). During the storming of the [National University of Córdoba](/source/National_University_of_C%C3%B3rdoba), 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](/source/Stole_(vestment)) 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.[5]

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 Antonella Bormapé, of the [National University of La Plata](/source/National_University_of_La_Plata). Despite being affiliated to the UCR, it is institutionally autonomous.[2]

Franja Morada currently holds the presidency of the [Argentine University Federation](/source/Argentine_University_Federation) (FUA), the most important student organization in Argentina, as well as the presidency of several local University Federations throughout the country.

Internationally, Franja Morada is affiliated to the [International Union of Socialist Youth](/source/International_Union_of_Socialist_Youth) (IUSY).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Del Corro, Fernando (26 August 2017). ["Se cumplen 50 años de la fundación de Franja Morada"](https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201708/199232-se-cumplen-50-anos-de-la-fundacion-de-franja-morada.html) (in Spanish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221006195935/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201708/199232-se-cumplen-50-anos-de-la-fundacion-de-franja-morada.html) from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-democracia_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-democracia_2-1) ["Franja Morada, 45 años de identidad universitaria"](https://www.diariodemocracia.com/locales/junin/47033-franja-morada-anos-identidad-universitaria/). *Diario Democracia de Junín* (in Spanish). 17 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Franja Morada celebró 50 años, reivindicando la educación laica"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170810020513/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201706/191961-franja-morada-celebro-50-anos-reivindicando-la-educacion-laica.html). *[Télam](/source/T%C3%A9lam)* (in Spanish). 11 June 2017. Archived from [the original](https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201706/191961-franja-morada-celebro-50-anos-reivindicando-la-educacion-laica.html) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Liaudat, Santiago; Liaudat, María Dolores; Pis Diez, Nayla (2012). [*En las aulas y en las calles: Antecedentes, continuidades y rupturas de una década del movimiento estudiantil universitario argentino (2002-2011)*](https://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/libros/pm.733/pm.733.pdf) (PDF) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Herramienta. p. 69. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-987-1505-27-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-987-1505-27-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Beltrán, Mónica (2013). *La Franja. De la experiencia universitaria al desafío del poder* (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Aguilar. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9870429432](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9870429432).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Abrevaya, Sebastián (24 February 2019). ["Quisieron volver y no pudieron"](https://www.pagina12.com.ar/176763-quisieron-volver-y-no-pudieron). *[Página 12](/source/P%C3%A1gina_12)* (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.franjamorada.org.ar/) (in Spanish)

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