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The 13 May incident was an episode of Sino - Malay sectarian violence that took place in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on 13 May 1969.
May 8, 2021 · According to official reports, 196 people had been killed in the riots: 143 Chinese, 25 Malays, 13 Indians and 15 others. However, foreign correspondents suggested that the real number was actually much higher considering how many people were classed as “missing” rather than dead.
Hurt and weak, the MCA announced on May 13 that it would not participate in the government at federal and state levels. What appeared as punishment of the MCA by Umno became an additional factor contributing to further racial tensions and anxieties.
Aug 5, 2023 · What then was the May 13 incident? At best, it was concocted by a group of politicians to de-stabilise the then prime minister a.k.a. Bapa Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahmah.
May 13, 2019 · The May 13 incident has long been viewed as an unhealed wound on the nation’s psyche, and is commonly used by Malaysian politicos to caution against upsetting the nation’s delicate political...
Aug 22, 2021 · The unhappiness that some Umno members had with Tunku by 1969 was real but it did not feature as a cause of the May 13 incident. “The incident, however, sharpened the unhappiness of the Malays with Tunku and fuelled the movement to replace him with his deputy, Tun Abdul Razak.
May 23, 2019 · FIFTY years ago, on May 13, 1969, we witnessed one of the blackest days in the history of our nation. Race riots erupted in Kuala Lumpur, tearing Malaysia apart. Many lives were lost.
