Communist Insurgency War
Part of Cold War
Date February 1967–2 September 1989 Location Southeast Asia Result • Communist ceased fires • Peace Treaty of Hat Yai 1989 • Dissolution of CPM
Combatants
Malaysian Federal Government Malaysian Army Royal Malay Regiment Royal Ranger Regiment Royal Malaysian Air Force Royal Malaysian Police	Malayan Communist Party
Commanders
	Abdullah CD (Che Anjang Abdullah) - CPM leader Chin Peng - Secretary general Ah Sek (Ah Sze)
Casualties
Civilian casualties:

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Kedah Sultanate (1136–present)
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British Malaya (1874–1946)
Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824
Burney Treaty (1826)
Straits Settlements (1826–1946)
Larut War (1861–1874)
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Pangkor Treaty of 1874
Federated Malay States (1895–1946)
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Battle of Penang (1914)
North Borneo (1882–1963)
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Battle of Malaya (1941–42)
Parit Sulong Massacre (1942)
Battle of Singapore (1942)
Syburi (1942–1945)
Battle of North Borneo (1945)
Sandakan Death Marches (1945)
Malayan Union (1946–1948)
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Bukit Kepong Incident (1950)
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Brunei Revolt (1962–1966)
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1964 Race Riots (1964)
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Insurgency begins

Peace Treaty of Hat Yai 1989

Notable heroes

• Kanang anak Langkau

Kanang anak Langkau (born 1945) is the famous Malaysian heroes and soldiers from Dayak communities in Sarawak. ...

See also

• Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)