Sarawak Communist Organisation

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The Sarawak Communist Organisation was a left-wing guerrilla group that fought to establish a communist state in Sarawak, Malaysia, particularly active during the mid-20th-century insurgency period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist guerrilla organisation
insurgent group
activeIn Borneo
Sarawak insurgency
activePeriod Cold War era
mid-20th century
conflictType internal armed conflict
country Malaysia
goal establish a communist state in Sarawak
overthrow existing political order in Sarawak
ideology communism
inspiredBy international communist movement
location Sarawak
movementType revolutionary movement
operationalMethod armed struggle
clandestine organisation
opposedBy British colonial authorities
Government of Malaysia
opposedIdeology anti-communism
partOf broader communist insurgencies in Southeast Asia
politicalPosition far-left
regionOfActivity border areas of Sarawak
rural Sarawak
status defunct
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
rural insurgency

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Sarawak Communist Insurgency hasParticipant Sarawak Communist Organisation
Sarawak Communist Insurgency hasParticipant Sarawak Communist Organisation
this entity surface form: North Kalimantan Communist Party
Hat Yai Peace Accord category Sarawak Communist Organisation
this entity surface form: Communism in Malaysia
Sarawak People’s Guerrilla Force partOf Sarawak Communist Organisation
this entity surface form: North Kalimantan Communist Party
Sarawak People’s Guerrilla Force armedWingOf Sarawak Communist Organisation
this entity surface form: North Kalimantan Communist Party