The second emergency (1968-1989) : a reassessment of CPM’s armed revolution

• Main Authors: Ong, Weichong, Kumar Ramakrishna
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104371; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20213
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

While the CPM story is closely associated with the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960, there is a ‘forgotten’ but equally significant sequel to the CPM insurgency: the Second Emergency from 1968-1989. That failed because the CPM lost the battle for hearts and minds.