Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Barisan Sosialis Rakyat Malaya | |
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| Abbreviation | SF |
| Founder | Ahmad Boestamam |
| Founded | 31 August 1957 |
| Legalised | 29 July 1958 |
| Dissolved | 10 January 1966 |
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| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur |
| Membership (1966 (200,000)) | Parti Rakyat Malaysia Labour Party of Malaya National Convention Party |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | 0 |
| Colours | Red |
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The Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front (Malay: Barisan Sosialis Rakyat Malaya) or better known as Socialist Front (SF) or Barisan Sosialis (BS) was a left-wing coalition of Malaysian socialist parties. It was among the longest-standing opposition coalitions in Malaysian general election history. The coalition was formed by Parti Rakyat Malaya (PRM) and the Labour Party of Malaya on Hari Merdeka in 1957.[1][2] In 1964, the National Convention Party (NCP) joined the coalition.[3] PRM left the coalition in 1965 and NCP soon become inactive. The Labour Party, the only remaining party in SF, abandoned it on 10 January 1966 and reverted to its own banner.
- ^ Penang Story: Facing Up to Storm Clouds : The Labour Party of Malaya, Penang Division, 1963 – 1969 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ R.K Vasil, (1971) Politics in a Plural Society: A Study of Non-Communal Political Parties in West Malaysia, p 185 ISBN 978-0-19-638127-5
- ^ Rahman, (1997) Pemikiran Islam di Malaysia: sejarah dan aliran, p130 ISBN 978-9795614302