Back Антияпонска армия на малайските народи Bulgarian Malayan Peoples’ Anti-Japanese Army German Ejército Antijaponés del Pueblo Malayo Spanish ارتش ضد ژاپنی مردم مالایا Persian Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army French Tentara Anti-Jepang Rakyat Malaya ID マラヤ人民抗日軍 Japanese Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army Malay Антияпонская армия народов Малайи Russian மலாயா மக்களின் சப்பானிய எதிர்ப்பு இராணுவம் Tamil
| Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army | |
|---|---|
| 馬來亞人民抗日軍 Tentera Anti-Jepun Penduduk Tanah Melayu | |
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| Leaders | Lai Teck, Chin Peng |
| Dates of operation | December 1941 – December 1945 |
| Active regions | Japanese-occupied Malaya and Singapore |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Size | ~6,500 (claimed); 10,000 (estimated)[1] |
| Allies |  United Kingdom (during Japanese occupation) |
| Opponents |
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| Battles and wars | World War II |
The Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) was a communist guerrilla army that resisted the Japanese occupation of Malaya from 1941 to 1945 in World War II. Composed mainly of ethnic Chinese guerrilla fighters, the MPAJA was the largest anti-Japanese resistance group in Malaya. Founded during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the MPAJA was conceived as a part of a combined effort by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the British colonial government, alongside various smaller groups to resist the Japanese occupation. Although the MPAJA and the MCP were officially different organisations, many saw the MPAJA as a de facto armed wing of the MCP due to its leadership being staffed by mostly ethnic Chinese communists.[5] Many of the ex-guerrillas of the MPAJA would later form the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and resist a return to pre-war the normality of British rule of Malaya during the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960).[6]
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- ^ Sani, Rustam (2008). Social Roots of the Malay Left. SIRD. p. 26. ISBN 978-9833782444.
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Before 1941, the party was reported to have carried out acts of terror and violence, including assassinations of its 'enemies' who included British officials, police informers, party dissidents and members of the rival party, the Malayan Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party).
- ^ Su Lyn, Koay. "From friend to foe: Britain and the communist party of Malaya in the contest for the federation". Economic History Malaya. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Lee, T. H. (1996). The Basic Aims or Objectives of the Malayan Communist Movement. In T. H. Lee, The Open United Front: The Communist Struggle in Singapore (pp. 2–29). Singapore : South Seas Society.
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