Sarawak Communist Insurgency

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The Sarawak Communist Insurgency was a protracted guerrilla conflict in Malaysian Borneo waged mainly by communist and leftist groups against the Malaysian government during the Cold War era.

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Sarawak Communist Insurgency canonical 2
Second Malayan Emergency 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
communist insurgency
guerrilla war
conflictType low-intensity conflict
context decolonisation of Southeast Asia
post–World War II anti-colonial movements
country Malaysia
endTime 1990
goal establish a communist state in Sarawak
oppose Malaysian federal rule in Sarawak
hasCasualties yes
hasCombatant North Kalimantan People’s Army
Sarawak People’s Guerrilla Force
hasParticipant Malaysian Armed Forces
Malaysian government
Malaysian security forces
linked to: Malaysian Army

North Kalimantan Communist Party
Royal Malaysia Police
Sarawak Communist Organisation
communist guerrillas
leftist groups
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
locatedIn Malaysia
Malaysian Borneo
linked to: East Malaysia

Sarawak
Southeast Asia
opposedBy Commonwealth forces
United Kingdom
opposingForce Malaysian government
communist insurgents
partOf Cold War
region Borneo
relatedTo Communist insurgency in Thailand
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Malayan Communist Insurgency
linked to: Malayan Emergency
result Malaysian government victory
peace agreement
surrender of most communist guerrillas
significantEvent 1969–1970 escalation of guerrilla activities
1973 peace talks
1990 formal end of insurgency
startTime 1962
supportedBy People’s Republic of China
linked to: China
timePeriod 20th century
usedTactics ambushes
guerrilla warfare
jungle warfare
sabotage

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Malayan Emergency successorConflict Sarawak Communist Insurgency
Malayan Emergency successorConflict Second Malayan Emergency
linked to: Sarawak Communist Insurgency
Malayan Communist Party conflict Second Malayan Emergency
linked to: Sarawak Communist Insurgency
Sarawak People’s Guerrilla Force conflict Sarawak Communist Insurgency