Melayu Emergency

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Melayu Emergency
Darurat Melayu
末羅瑜緊急狀態
மெலாயு அவசரநிலை
Part of the Decolonisation of Frigo and Cold War in Frigo
Clockwise from top left:
  • Niagaran artillery firing on an insurgent hide-out in the jungle, 1955
  • Antarctican Canberra taking off RNAF North Point during a Searchlight Strike
  • Polynesian troopers conducting a patrol near Dungoon with Royal Melayu Armoured Corps
  • Police officers question a local during the Melayu Emergency.
  • Niagaran soldiers boarding a RNAF Whirlwind near Persimpangan
  • A wounded insurgent being held and questioned after his capture in 1952
Date19 October 1948 – 2 April 1960
(11 years, 5 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Result
Belligerents
Commonwealth forces:
Supported By:
Communist forces:
Melayu Communist Party
Supported By:
Commanders and leaders
TBDCOMMANDERLIST TBDCOMMANDERLIST
Strength
Over 552,000 troops Over 10,500 troops
Casualties and losses
1,409 killed
2,872 wounded
7,162 killed
820 wounded
2,530 surrendered
Civilians killed: 3,103
Civilians missing: 676
Civilian casualties: 6,500+
Total killed: 11,674
TBD

The Melayu Emergency, also known as the Anti–Niagaran National Liberation War (1948–1960), was a guerrilla war fought in Niagaran Melayu between communist pro-independence fighters of the Melayu People's Liberation Army (MPLA) and the military forces of the Dominion of Melayu, Niagaran Empire and the Commonwealth. The communists fought to win independence for Melayu from the Niagaran Empire and to establish a socialist economy, while the Dominion of Melayu and Commonwealth forces fought to combat communism and protect Niagaran economic and colonial interests. Many writers believe that the term "Emergency" was chosen to minimize negative political consequences of a colonial war.

On 17 June 1948, Niagara declared a state of emergency in Melayu following attacks on plantations, which in turn were caused by arrests of various left-wing political leaders. Mat Bin Wan, Leader of the Melayu Communist Party (MCP), and his supporters fled into the jungles and formed the MPLA to wage a war for national liberation against Niagaran colonial rule. Some MPLA fighters were veterans of Melayu army, which fought against Inglaterra during Second Great War. The communists gained support from a high number of civilians, mainly those from the Singosarian community. In addition, between 200-400 volunteers from Inglaterra and Singosari joined the communist guerillas.

Background

Guerrilla war

Commonwealth contribution

Resolution

War crimes

Legacy

External links