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Communist Party of Malaya/Marxist–Leninist

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Communist Party of Malaya/Marxist–Leninist
AbbreviationCPM/ML
LeaderZhang Zhong Min (Ah Ling)
FoundedAugust 1, 1974 (1974-08-01)
DissolvedDecember 5, 1983 (1983-12-05)
Split fromMalayan Communist Party
Succeeded byMalaysian Communist Party
HeadquartersWest Betong district, Thailand
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionFar-left
Radio broadcastSuara Seorang Malaysia

The Communist Party of Malaya/Marxist–Leninist was a splinter group of the Communist Party of Malaya. The CPM/ML was formed on 1 August 1974.[1] It conducted armed struggle against the Malaysian government, with bases in southern Thailand. The CPM/ML had a radio broadcast, called Suara Seorang Malaysia (Voice of a Malaysian).[2]

On 5 December 1983, the CPM/ML merged with the Communist Party of Malaya/Revolutionary Faction and founded the Malaysian Communist Party.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b C. C. Chin; Karl Hack (2004). Dialogues with Chin Peng: New Light on the Malayan Communist Party. NUS Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-9971-69-287-2.
  2. ^ ClandestineRadio.com: Intel: Voice of the People of Malaysia