New Villages program in Malaya
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The New Villages program in Malaya was a British colonial counterinsurgency initiative that resettled rural populations into fortified settlements to isolate communist guerrillas during the Malayan Emergency.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial policy
ⓘ
counterinsurgency program ⓘ population resettlement program ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British counterinsurgency doctrine
ⓘ
Malayan Communist Party insurgency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdSettlementType | New Village ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
collective punishment practices
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disruption of traditional livelihoods ⓘ forced displacement of civilians ⓘ poor living conditions in early New Villages ⓘ |
| endTime |
around the end of the Malayan Emergency
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
cut off food and intelligence to Malayan Communist Party insurgents
ⓘ
isolate communist guerrillas from rural support ⓘ strengthen security control over rural population ⓘ undermine communist influence in the countryside ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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post–World War II decolonization era ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
British colonial authorities in Malaya
ⓘ
Malayan colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Strategic Hamlet Program in South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | strategic hamlet concept ⓘ |
| justifiedBy | security concerns during the Malayan Emergency ⓘ |
| location |
areas with strong communist guerrilla presence
ⓘ
rural Malaya ⓘ |
| namedAfter | New Villages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleAffected |
hundreds of thousands of people
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over 400,000 resettled inhabitants ⓘ |
| partOf |
Briggs Plan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
concentration of rural Chinese population into controlled settlements
ⓘ
increased government surveillance of resettled communities ⓘ long-term existence of New Villages as permanent settlements ⓘ reduction of guerrilla access to food and recruits ⓘ |
| startTime |
circa 1950
ⓘ
early 1950s ⓘ |
| targetedPopulation |
ethnic Chinese rural communities
ⓘ
squatters in jungle fringes ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
barbed wire fencing around settlements
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checkpoints and guarded entry points ⓘ creation of fortified settlements ⓘ food control and rationing ⓘ forced resettlement of rural inhabitants ⓘ imposition of curfews and movement controls ⓘ registration and identification of residents ⓘ |
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