MPAJA
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MPAJA was a communist-led guerrilla resistance movement in Japanese-occupied Malaya during World War II.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II resistance group
ⓘ
communist organization ⓘ guerrilla movement ⓘ resistance movement ⓘ |
| alliedWith | British Force 136 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedBy | British Force 136 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under influence of Malayan Communist Party leadership ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | Japanese surrender in 1945 ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| enemy |
Japanese colonial administration in Malaya
ⓘ
Japanese military forces in Malaya ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly ethnic Chinese ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| fullName | Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
liberation of Malaya from Japanese control
ⓘ
resistance against Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication |
Chinese
ⓘ
Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | precursor to later communist insurgency in Malaya ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
guerrilla attacks on Japanese supply lines
ⓘ
sabotage of Japanese infrastructure in Malaya ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Japanese-occupied Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Malaya ⓘ |
| politicalWing | Malayan Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTactics |
ambushes
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| receivedSupportFrom |
Allied powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | British colonial authorities as anti-Japanese ally ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Malayan jungles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | MPAJA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | partially demobilized under British supervision ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Malayan Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedBy | British Force 136 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | armed resistance group ⓘ |
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