Comité International Tzigane
- Comité International Tzigane
(CIT; International Gypsy Committee)
France. Est. 1965. President: Vanko Rouda. This committee sought to overcome religious and clan differences within the Romany community to create a united body. Muslim, Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant all worked together. The CIT formed several branches in other countries and adopted non-Gypsy strategies, such as demonstrations, to gain publicity for its aims. These aims included preserving Gypsy culture and language and promoting the right of Gypsies to nomadize. It launched the first World Romany Congress, held near London in 1971. The CIT later changed its name to Comité International Rom (CIR). The CIR's international role was gradually taken over by the International Romani Union. The CIR continues to operate on a small scale in Paris.
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Comité International Rom — See Comité International Tzigane … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
International Romani Union — (IRU) Est. 1978. President: Stanislaw Stankiewicz. Since the second World Romany Congress in 1978, the union has operated between congresses as the official body representing Roma, taking over the role of the Comité International Tzigane.… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Acronyms and Abbreviations — ACERT Advisory Committee for the Education of Romanies and other Travellers AGO Association of Gypsy Organisations BBC British Broadcasting Corporation c. circa; about CDCC Conseil de Coopération Culturelle CDMG European Committee on Migration… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Chronology of Gypsy History — 224 241 Persia: In the reign of Shah Ardashir, Gypsies first come from India to work. 420 438 Persia: Bahram Gur, Shah of Persia, brings Gypsy musicians from India. 661 Arab Empire: Indians (Zott) brought from India to Mesopotamia. 669 /670 Arab… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
World Romany Congress — There have been six congresses organized by the International Romani Union (IRU) and its predecessors in the years since the end of World War II. The first World Romany Congress in 1971, with delegates attending from 14 countries, was held… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Communauté Mondiale Gitane — (CMG) France. Est. early 1960s. Founder: Vaida Voevod III. An international organization, it was banned by the French government in 1965, and most of its work was taken over by the Comité International Tzigane. The CMG nevertheless… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Paris Conference — (1986) A conference which some books wrongly call the fourth World Romany Congress that took place in Paris on 22 23 February 1986. It has been called variously an open meeting of the Presidium of the International Romani Union (IRU) or a… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Cioaba, Ioan — (1935 1997) Romania. Political activist. An elder of the Kalderash clan, he kept in contact with the Comité International Tzigane and agitated for Gypsy rights during the Communist period. In 1986 he was jailed on a trumped up charge of… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Denmark — Estimated Gypsy population: 1,750. The first recorded Gypsies in Denmark came from Scotland in 1505 and then moved on to Sweden. They had a letter of recommendation from King James IV of Scotland to King Hans of Denmark, his uncle. In 1505… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Rouda, Vanko — Algeria. Contemporary civil rights activist. He worked for Romany rights in postwar Europe together with his brother Leulea. In the early 1950s, while living in North Africa, he read a newspaper report of a speech by Vaida Voevod III. He then… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
