Peace Agreement of Hat Yai (1989)
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Agreement Between the Government of Malaysia and the Malayan Communist Party to Terminate Hostilities | |
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Signed | 2 December 1989 |
Location | Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand |
Signatories |
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Parties | Malaysia Thailand Malayan Communist Party |
The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai (1989) marked the end of the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989). It was signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), and the Malaysian and Thailand governments at the Lee Gardens Hotel in Hat Yai, Thailand, on 2 December 1989.[1]
Background
Losses in Peninsular Malaysia weakened the party's position and forced it to negotiate peace. The MCP realized that they no longer had a place to seek sanctuary, not even in Peninsular Malaysia. The deal was brokered by Thai authorities in collaboration with the Malaysian government.
The peace agreement required the MCP to disband its armed units, cease militant activity, destroy its weapons and pledge loyalty to
Signatories
The following delegates were present at the signing of the agreement in 1989:
Malaysian delegation
- Wan Sidek Wan Abdul Rahman (Ministry of Home Affairs Secretary General)
- General Mohd Hashim Mohd Ali (Malaysian Armed Forces Chief)
- Inspector General of Police)
Thai delegation
- Anek Sithipresasana (Ministry of Interior Permanent Secretary)
- General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Deputy Director)
- General Sawaeng Therasawat (Royal Thai Police Director General)
- Lieutenant General Yoodhana Yamphundu (Royal Thai Army 4th Army Area Commander)
Malayan Communist Party delegation
- Chin Peng (MCP Secretary General)
- Abdullah CD (MCP Chairman)
- Rashid Maidin (MCP Central Committee Member)
Aftermath
After the signing of the 1989 peace agreement, the Malayan Communist Party was dissolved. Former members of the MCP were resettled in four villages known as Kampung Aman (Peace Village). A total of 330 former MCP members were allowed to return to Malaysia.
Those MCP members who settled in South Thailand became farmers, livestock breeders, and traders. They were able to adapt to the new environment and assimilate into the local community.
Members of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM-ML), a splinter group of the MCP, were resettled in a Friendship Village in
References
- ISBN 9789676119391.
- ISBN 978-967-11122-0-5.