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Malayan Emergency

1948 CE – 1960 CE

A communist insurgency in British Malaya that became the textbook example of successful counterinsurgency.

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1948–1960 British colonial war in Malaya

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Conflict · East Asia

Malayan Emergency

1948 CE – 1960 CE

A communist insurgency in British Malaya that became the textbook example of successful counterinsurgency. The British 'hearts and minds' strategy — combining military operations with political reform and resettlement — defeated the insurgents and is still studied by military planners worldwide.

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