Alliance Party
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The Alliance Party was a major political coalition in Malaya and later Malaysia that united key ethnic-based parties and led the country to independence under leaders such as Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political coalition ⓘ |
| country |
Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| ethnicRepresentation |
Chinese
ⓘ
Indian ⓘ Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Malayan Chinese Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Indian Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ United Malays National Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentRole |
formed federal government of Malaya after independence
ⓘ
formed first federal government of Malaysia ⓘ |
| hasMemberParty |
Malayan Chinese Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Indian Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ United Malays National Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formed basis of post-independence ruling coalition in Malaysia
ⓘ
led Malaya to independence in 1957 ⓘ |
| ideology |
communal power-sharing
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Tan Cheng Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunku Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ V. T. Sambanthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Tunku Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Tun Abdul Razak Hussein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tun Hussein Onn NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunku Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Federation of Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| promotedPolicy |
communal bargaining
ⓘ
inter-ethnic cooperation ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| role |
independence movement leader
ⓘ
ruling coalition ⓘ |
| stateIdeology | consociationalism ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Barisan Nasional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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