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Jeux de l'étoile rouge
Games of the Red Star

First event	1954
Occur every	4 years
Last event	1990
Purpose	Interational sports festival

The Games of the Red Star (Gaullican: Jeux de l'étoile rouge), or the GRS (JER) was a multinational sporting event organised by the Association of Emerging Socialist Sportsmen, an institution within the Association of Emerging Socialist Economies. First established in 1949, it held its first games in Port Fitzhubert, Rwizikuru in 1954.

History

With the establishment of the Association of Emerging Socialist Economies, it was suggested by (TBD) that the newly-established organization host an Invictus-style event for developing nations, with the aim of showcasing the sporting achievements of developing countries, while simultaneously promoting the newborn Association of Emerging Socialist Economies.

Thus, in 1949, it was decided the first edition of the games would be held in Port Fitzhubert in 1954, with 1950 being skipped as they did not have enough time to prepare for a 1950 edition of the Games of the Red Star, let alone select a host among the member states of the AESE.

Unlike the Invictus games, the Games of the Red Star were to have a political element, with debating to be considered a sport by the Association of Emerging Socialist Sportsmen, and topics to be primarily focused on anti-imperialism, socialist development, and human rights. As well, host nations were expected to adhere to the basic principles of the Association of Emerging Socialist Economies, while athletes were to be amateurs, as opposed to the "bourgeois professional athletes" who were perceived to be competing at the Invictus Games at the time.

While in 1954, X countries participated with X athletes, participation increased with each successive games, with Y countries participating in Mina in 1958 with Y athletes, and peaking in 1974 when...

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