The Fajar Generation

The Fajar Generation
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Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9833782876
ISBN-13 : 9789833782871
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Book Synopsis The Fajar Generation by : Soo Kai Poh

Download or read book The Fajar Generation written by Soo Kai Poh and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The University Socialist Club (USC) was formed in February 1953. In the 1950s and 1960s the USC and its organ Fajar were a leading voice advocating the cause of the constitutional struggle for freedom and independence in peninsular Malaya and Singapore. In May 1954, the British colonial government arrested the entire editorial board of Fajar and charged them with sedition. In the subsequent high profile trial the Fajar Eight, as the members of the board had become popularly known, were acquitted. The monthly periodical continued to be published until it was banned in February 1963, following the massive wave of political arrests codenamed Operation Cold Store.


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