Parti Marhaen Malaysia

Parti Marhaen Malaysia
Abbreviation PMM
Founder Ahmad Boestamam
Founded 20 July 1968
Dissolved 1974
Split from Parti Rakyat
Merged into Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS)
Headquarters Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ideology Marhaenism
Political position Left-wing
Colours Red
Slogan Sosio-nasional-demokrasi
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Parti Marhaen Malaysia (PMM) was a former left-wing party formed by Ahmad Boestamam.[1]

History

The party were formed by Ahmad Boestamam on 20 July 1968, 8 hours before he left Malaysia for London to pursue legal studies for two and a half years.[2]

They were formed due to dispute between Ahmad Boestamam, the first president of Partai Rakyat, and his successor, Kassim Ahmad, regarding the Marhaenism ideology that have been left by the party leadership.[3][4][5]

They were led by the triumvirate of Ishak Surin, Shariff Babol (former founder of Partai Rakyat) and Sheikh Hassan Jaafar.

The party merged with Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS) on 19 July 1974.[6][7]

Aftermath

The party try to re surge the Socialist Front coalition before 1974 elections, but failed.[8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. "An Introduction to Modern Malaysian Literature". google.com.my. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. "Newspaper Article - Partai Marhaen mulai ator langkah". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. "Newspaper Full Page - Berita Harian, 9 September 1968, Page 7". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. "Newspaper Article - Doa' tokoh Partai Marhaen di-jadikan ukoran". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. http://id.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=marhaen Marhaen, W3 Dictionary
  6. "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. Mathews, Philip (2014-02-28). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 9789671061749.
  8. "Jejak Pemikiran Bung Karno Di Malaya". berdikarionline.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  9. http://links.org.au/node/732 Socialist Party of Malaysia: Building socialism while capitalism crumbles, Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal, "Left sails through the turbulent times", By SANTHA OORJITHAM, 2008/10/26, NST
  10. http://journalarticle.ukm.my/540/1/1.pdf
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