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Encyclopedia > Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party
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Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party is a political party in Malaysia. The party is one of the constituent members of the ruling National Front (Barisan Nasional). A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia. ...


The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Sarawak National Party in November 2002 by a faction aligned to the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by Dr. Judson Tagal. Abdul Taib bin Mahmud is the current chief minister of Sarawak, succeeding Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub. ...


References

  • Khoo, Phillip (June, 2004) The Taming of the Dayak. Aliran Monthly
  • Chin, James. 2004. 'Sabah and Sarawak: The more things change, the more they remain the same', in Chin Kin Wah (ed) SouthEast Asian Affairs 2004 (Singapore: Institute of South East Asian Studies, 2004) (ISBN 9812302387)
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United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | People's Progressive Party (PPP) | United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) | Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) | Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) | United Sabah Party (PBS) | Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | United Sabah People's Party (PBRS) | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) | Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) | Sarawak People's Party (PRS) Political parties in Malaysia lists political parties in Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia. ... The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu in Malay, is the largest political party in Malaysia and a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has ruled the country uninterrupted since independence. ... MCA Logo The Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan Cina Malaysia, MCA) (Chinese: 马华公会;; pinyin: Ma Hua Gong Hui - Mandarin / Ma Wah Koong Wui - Cantonese) is a political party in Malaysia, made up of Chinese Malaysian and one of the three major parties that make up the ruling Barisan Nasional, or National Front. ... The Malaysian Peoples Movement Party (Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. ... The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) was established in August 1946 at the end of World War II. It was established in the cause of the communitys struggle during the inter-war years, to end British colonial rule, as well as in the need for representation on behalf of the... The Peoples Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia) is a political party in Malaysia. ... The United Traditional Bumiputera Party (Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu) is a political party in Malaysia. ... The Sarawak United Peoples Party (Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak) is a political party in Malaysia. ... The Sabah Progressive Party (Parti Majuh Sabah) is a political party in Sabah, Malaysia. ... The Parti Bersatu Sabah (United Sabah Party) is a political party in Malaysia. ... The Liberal Democratic Party (Parti Liberal Demokratik) is a Chinese minority political party in Sabah, Malaysia. ... The Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (United Sabah Peoples Party) is a political party in Malaysia. ... The United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation is a political party in Sabah, Malaysia. ... The Sarawak Peoples Party (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) is a political party in Malaysia. ...

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Democratic Action Party (DAP) | Malaysian People's Party (PRM) | Malaysian Workers' Party (PPM) | Malaysian Dayak Congress (MDC) | Pan Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) | Sarawak National Party (SNAP) | Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (KIMMA) | United Pasok Nunukragang National Organization (PASOK) | Community Coalition Congress (CCC) | Federated Sabah People's Front (BERSEKUTU) | United Democratic Sabah People's Power Party (SETIA) | State Reform Party (STAR) | Malaysian People's Justice Front (AKIM) | Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP) | All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front (AMIPF) | Punjabi Party of Malaysia (PPM) | Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS) | Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) Democratic Action Party (DAP) logo The Democratic Action Party (DAP, Parti Tindakan Demokratik in Malay) is Malaysias largest secular and Socialist opposition party. ... The Malaysian Peoples Party (PRM, Parti Rakyat Malaysia in Malay) is a former Malaysian political party. ... The Malaysian Workers Party (Parti Pekerja-Pekerja Malaysia) is a leftist political party in Malaysia. ... Malaysian Dayak Congress (MDC) is a political party in Malaysia representing the Dayak indigenous population. ... The Pan Malaysian Islamic Front (Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia, often known by its acronym Berjasa) is a political party in Malaysia. ... The Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak (Sarawak Native Peoples Party) is a political party in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. ...


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Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (122 words)
Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party is a political party in Malaysia.
The party is one of the constituent members of the ruling National Front (Barisan Nasional).
The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Sarawak National Party in November 2002 by a faction aligned to the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by Dr. Judson Tagal.
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