International Cooperative Alliance

federation representing co-operatives and the worldwide co-operative movement
Organization co_operative_federation Q1069030
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International Cooperative Alliance

Summary

International Cooperative Alliance is a co-operative federation[1]. It draws 292 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 {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ACI'}[27].

Body

Founding

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

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ACI'}[27], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ICA'}[28], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'ACI'}[29], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ACI'}[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ACI'}[31].

Operations

International Cooperative Alliance's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[13]. Subsidiaries include CICOPA[14], an international organization[32], headquartered in Brussels-Capital Region[33] and Cooperatives Europe[15], an umbrella organization[34], in Belgium[35], founded in 2005[36], headquartered in Brussels-Capital Region[37].

Industry

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

Why It Matters

International Cooperative Alliance draws 292 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.[38] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Civil Society Organizations System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . icaworldcoopcongress.coop. icaworldcoopcongress.coop. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ica.coop. Retrieved . ica.coop. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Civil Society Organizations System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Integrated Civil Society Organizations System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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