Parti Marhaen Malaysia
{{Infobox political party
| country = Malaysia
| name = Parti Marhaen Malaysia
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| abbreviation = PMM
| founder = Ahmad Boestamam
| foundation = 20 July 1968
| legalised =
| dissolution = 1974
| split = Parti Rakyat
| merged = Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS)
| successor =
| headquarters = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| membership =
| ideology = Marhaenism
| position = Left-wing
| slogan = Sosio-nasional-demokrasi (Socio-national democracy)
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| colours = Red
| native_name_lang = my
| colorcode = {{party color|Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front}}
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}}
{{Politics of Malaysia}}
Parti Marhaen Malaysia (PMM) was a short-lived left-wing party formed by former Parti Rakyat Malaysia president Ahmad Boestamam. It formed as a splinter party of PRM in 1968 and merged into another left-wing party Pekemas in 1974.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QTKtgVCUZ48C&q=Partai+Marhaen+Malaysia&pg=PA38|title=An Introduction to Modern Malaysian Literature|isbn=9789830683072|access-date=5 July 2015|last1=Salleh|first1=Muhammad Haji|year=2009}}
History
The party were formed by Ahmad Boestamam on 20 July 1968, 8 hours before he left Malaysia for London to pursue legal studies for two and a half years.{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19680803-1.2.41.aspx|title=Newspaper Article - Partai Marhaen mulai ator langkah|work=nlb.gov.sg|access-date=5 July 2015}}
They were formed due to disputes between Ahmad Boestamam, the first president of Partai Rakyat, and his successor, Kassim Ahmad, regarding the Marhaenism ideology that was left by the party leadership.{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/beritaharian19680909-1.1.7.aspx|title=Newspaper Full Page - Berita Harian, 9 September 1968, Page 7|work=nlb.gov.sg|access-date=5 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19680822-1.2.44.aspx|title=Newspaper Article - Doa' tokoh Partai Marhaen di-jadikan ukoran|work=nlb.gov.sg|access-date=5 July 2015}}http://id.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=marhaen Marhaen, W3 Dictionary
They were led by the triumvirate of Ishak Surin, Shariff Babol (former founder of Partai Rakyat) and Sheikh Hassan Jaafar.
The party merged with Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS) on 19 July 1974.{{Cite news |title=Pekemas and Party Marhaen announce merger |date=1974-07-19 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19740719&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=New Straits Times |pages=14 |language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=md9UAgAAQBAJ|title=Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013|last=Mathews|first=Philip|date=2014-02-28|publisher=Editions Didier Millet|isbn=9789671061749|language=en}}
List of party leaders
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmad Boestamam | 1968 | 1974 |
Aftermath
The party tried to reinvigorate the Socialist Front coalition before the 1974 elections, but failed.{{cite web|url=http://www.berdikarionline.com/bung-karnoisme/20130916/jejak-pemikiran-bung-karno-di-malaya.html|title=Jejak Pemikiran Bung Karno Di Malaya|work=berdikarionline.com|access-date=5 July 2015}}http://links.org.au/node/732 Socialist Party of Malaysia: Building socialism while capitalism crumbles, Links – International Journal of Socialist Renewal, "Left sails through the turbulent times", By SANTHA OORJITHAM, 2008/10/26, NST{{Cite journal |last=Haron |first=Hasrom |year=1973 |title=Barisan Nasional: selayang pandang tentang konsep dan perkembangannya |trans-title=Barisan Nasional: Overview on Its Concept and Development |url=http://journalarticle.ukm.my/540/1/1.pdf |journal=Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies |language=ms |via=UKM Journal Article Repository}}
See also
References
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{{Malaysian political parties}}
Category:Socialist parties in Malaysia
Category:Political parties established in 1968