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Malayan Emergency

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The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War, (1948–1960) was a guerrilla war fought in Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya and the Commonwealth (British Empire). The communists fought to win independence for Malaya from the British Empire and to establish a communist state, while the Malayan Federation and Commonwealth forces fought to combat communism and protect British economic and colonial interests. The term "Emergency" was used by the British to characterise the conflict in order to avoid referring to it as a war, because London-based insurers would not pay out in instances of civil wars.

Malayan Emergency - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1948–1960 British colonial war in Malaya Malayan Emergency Darurat Malaya 馬來亞緊急狀態 மலாயா அவசரகாலம் Part of the decolonization of Asia and Cold War in Asia Clockwise from top left: Australian Avro Lincoln bomber dropping 500lb bombs Communist leader Lee Meng in 1952 RAF loading bombs to be used against MNLA forces Malay Police Field Force during a jungle patrol King's African Rifles search abandoned hut Civilians forcibly evicted from their land by the British as part of the Briggs Plan Date 16 June 1948 – 31 Jul

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