Abu Samah Mohd Kassim

Abu Samah Mohd Kassim (February 1926 - 7 April 2009) was one of central committee member of the Malayan Communist Party during 1975. He was an important Malay communist in the 1970s.

Early life

Abu Samah was born in the district of Semantan, Temerloh, Pahang. Dato' Bahaman, a well-known Malay leader whom headed the rebellion against British intervention in politics and the administration of Pahang in 1891–1892, is his great-granduncle.

Involvement in politics

During 1946, he joined the nationalist movement and became a member of the Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya and Angkatan Pemuda Insaf. In 1948, he joined the armed struggle for independence through 10th Regiment, the Malayan National Liberation Army. Under the order of Malayan Communist Party, in 1953, he moved from the forest in Pahang to the south of Thailand until 1989, along with the 10th Regiment. From 1969 to 1976, he led the group of troops, around 40 people, to Hulu Kelantan. He had fought with the Malaysian military during Operasi Gonzales.

Later life

At the age of 80, he settled in Sukhirin District, Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand, with Abdullah CD and the former members of the 10th Regiment, who chose not to return to Malaysia.

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Wars and incidents

Wars	Malayan campaign Vietnam War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Communist insurgency Sarawak Malaysia (1968-1989) Thailand Malayan Emergency Background and causes Briggs Plan New village Special Operations Volunteer Force Commonwealth Military Involvement Southern Rhodesia Australia New Zealand
Incidents	Sungai Siput Incident Death of Lau Yew Labis Incident Penang Ambush Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney Bukit Kepong Incident Battle of Semur River Batang Kali massacre Operation Termite Pipeline Ambush The Templer Plan Operation Coldstore Assassination of Abdul Rahman Hashim Assassination of Khoo Chong Kong Bombing of National Monument Operation Spectrum

Organisations

• South Seas Communist Party
• Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
• Malayan National Liberation Army
  • 10th Malay Regiment
• Malayan Communist Party
• Min Yuen
• Revolutionary Faction
  • MPLF
• CPM/ML
• Malaysian Communist Party
• Singapore Federation of Trade Unions
• North Kalimantan Communist Party

Key people

Peninsular Malaysia	Chin Peng Abdullah CD Lai Teck Shamsiah Fakeh Ahmad Boestamam Rashid Maidin Mokhtaruddin Lasso Kamarulzaman Teh Abu Samah Mohd Kassim S. A. Ganapathy Suriani Abdullah Lau Yew Lee Meng Chen Tien Yeung Kwo Fong Chong Pik Eu Chooi Yip Lim Chin Siong Wahi Annuar Mat Indera R. G. Balan P. Veerasenan Devan Nair
Malaysian Borneo	Bong Kee Chok Yang Chu Chung Wen Ming Chyuan Yap Choon Hau Lam Wah Kwai Ang Chu Ting Wong Lieng Kui Cheung Ah Wah

Related topics

• Calcutta Southeast Asian Youth Conference
• University Socialist Club
• Domino theory
• Agent Orange
• Subramaniam v Public Prosecutor
• Malaysia-USSR relations
• China–Malaysia relations
• Barisan Sosialis
• Brunei Revolt
• Siddiq Ghouse
• Sarawak United Peoples' Party
• Bidong Island
• Japanese Red Army
  • 1975 AIA building hostage crisis
  • MH653
  • Laju incident
• Lambeth slavery case

Peace agreements

• Baling Talks
• Peace Declaration of Sri Aman 1973
• Peace Agreement of Hat Yai 1989

In popular culture

• Operation Malaya (1953 documentary)
• A Piece of Ribbon (1963 play)
• The 7th Dawn (1964 drama)
• The Last Communist (2006 film)
• Apa Khabar Orang Kampung (2007 film)
• Tanda Putera (2013 film)
• The Garden of Evening Mists (2011 novel)
• The New Village (2015 film)
• The Garden of Evening Mists (2019 film)

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