Fong Chong Pik

Fong Chong Pik (simplified Chinese: 方壮壁; traditional Chinese: 方壯壁; pinyin: Fāng Zhuàngbì; 1924 - 6 February 2004), also known as Fang Chuang Pi, was a political activist and member of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), otherwise known as the Malayan Communist Party (MCP).^[1] He was the leader of the Singapore section of the Communist Party of Malaya.

Fong Chong Pik was given the nickname "The Plen" (for "plenipotentiary") in the 1950s by his then political nemesis, Lee Kuan Yew. In 1997, he urged Singapore's government to let former insurgents return to the country.

References

Sources

• news story from 1997

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Communism in Malaysia and Singapore

Wars and incidents

Wars	Malayan campaign Vietnam War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Communist insurgency Sarawak Malaysia (1968-1989) Thailand Malayan Emergency Background & 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 and Singapore	Chin Peng Abdullah CD Lai Teck Shamsiah Fakeh Ahmad Boestamam Rashid Maidin Mokhtaruddin Lasso Kamarulzaman Teh Abu Samah Mohd Kassim Musa Ahmad Ibrahim Chik 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–Soviet Union relations
• China–Malaysia relations
• China–Singapore relations
• Barisan Sosialis
• Brunei Revolt
• Chia Thye Poh
• 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)
• 29 Februari (2012 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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