International Cooperative Alliance

federation representing co-operatives and the worldwide co-operative movement
Organization co_operative_federation Q1069030
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Summary

International Cooperative Alliance is a co-operative federation[1]. It draws 1,282 Wikipedia views per month (co_operative_federation category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Cooperative Alliance is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • International Cooperative Alliance is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's instance of is recorded as co-operative federation[5].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[7].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official language is recorded as French[9].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official language is recorded as German[10].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official language is recorded as Russian[11].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official language is recorded as Spanish[12].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[13].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's child organization or unit is recorded as CICOPA[14].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's child organization or unit is recorded as Cooperatives Europe[15].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's Commons category is recorded as International Co-operative Alliance[16].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's industry is recorded as activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.[17].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's industry is recorded as cooperative movement[18].
  • August 19, 1895 marks the founding of International Cooperative Alliance[19].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official website is recorded as https://www.ica.coop/en[20].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official website is recorded as https://www.ica.coop/fr[21].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's official website is recorded as https://www.ica.coop/es[22].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[25].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's has characteristic is recorded as United Nations General Consultative Status[26].
  • International Cooperative Alliance's short name is recorded as ACI[27].

Body

Founding

August 19, 1895 marks the founding of International Cooperative Alliance[19].

Identity

Short names include ACI[27] and ICA[28].

Operations

International Cooperative Alliance's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[13]. Subsidiaries include CICOPA[14], an international organization[29], headquartered in Brussels-Capital Region[30] and Cooperatives Europe[15], an umbrella organization[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 2005[33], headquartered in Brussels-Capital Region[34].

Industry

Industries include activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.[17] and cooperative movement[18].

Why It Matters

International Cooperative Alliance draws 1,282 Wikipedia views per month (co_operative_federation category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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