The
General Union of Palestinian Students ( )
(
GUPS) is an organization run by
Palestinian students since the early
1920s. It is generally considered one of the first Palestinian
institutions started.
It was officially launched in Cairo
in
1959.
Several Palestinian politicians, writers, journalists and militants
have been members or leaders of the GUPS. They include
Yasser Arafat,
Hanan
Ashrawi,
Faisal Husseini,
Walid Khalidi and many others.
The organization is a member of the
World Federation of
Democratic Youth.
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