Baling Talks (unsuccessful negotiations)
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Baling Talks were 1955 negotiations in Malaya between the British-backed government and communist insurgent leader Chin Peng that failed to end the Malayan Emergency.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in 1955
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peace negotiation → political negotiation → |
| armedConflictContext |
communist insurgency in Malaya
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| associatedWith |
Cold War in Southeast Asia
→
decolonization of Malaya → |
| chairperson |
Tunku Abdul Rahman
→
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| colonialPowerInvolved |
United Kingdom
→
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| conflict |
Malayan Emergency
→
|
| country |
Federation of Malaya
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| date |
1955-12-28
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| demandByCommunists |
amnesty for communist fighters
→
legalization of Malayan Communist Party → |
| demandByGovernment |
unconditional surrender of communist insurgents
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| endDate |
1955-12-29
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| followedBy |
continued counterinsurgency operations in Malaya
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| governmentSide |
Alliance Party government of Malaya
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| hasEffectOn |
subsequent Malayan government policy toward communists
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| hasMainSubject |
Chin Peng
→
Tunku Abdul Rahman → |
| historicalSignificance |
highlighted irreconcilable positions of Malayan government and Malayan Communist Party
→
major attempt to end Malayan Emergency through negotiation → |
| insurgentSide |
Malayan Communist Party
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|
| languageUsed |
English
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Malay → |
| legacy |
often cited in Malaysian political history as example of failed peace talks
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| location |
Baling
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Kedah → Malaya → |
| mediaCoverage |
widely reported in Malayan and British press
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| organizedBy |
Alliance Party government of Malaya
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| participant |
Alliance Party government of Malaya
→
British colonial authorities → Chin Peng → David Marshall → Malayan Communist Party → Tunku Abdul Rahman → |
| partOf |
Malayan Emergency
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| purpose |
to negotiate end to communist insurgency in Malaya
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to seek surrender terms for Malayan Communist Party → |
| region |
Southeast Asia
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| relatedEvent |
independence negotiations of Malaya
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| result |
continuation of Malayan Emergency
→
failure to reach peace agreement → |
| startDate |
1955-12-28
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| status |
unsuccessful negotiations
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| timePeriod |
1950s
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Malayan Emergency
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peaceAgreement |