The Youth International Party whose members were commonly called Yippies was a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s. It was founded on December 31 1967. They employed theatrical gestures such as advancing a pig (Pigasus the Immortal) as a candidate for President in 1968 to mock the social status quo.
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formation date
1967-12-31
formation year
1967-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
ideology
Anarchist communism, Libertarian socialism, Green anarchism, Free love, Frivolous political party
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