Parti Marhaen Malaysia (PMM) was a former

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party formed by

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History

The party were formed by

on 20 July 1968, 8 hours before he left

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for

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to pursue legal studies for two and a half years. They were formed due to disputes between

, the first president of Partai Rakyat, and his successor, Kassim Ahmad, regarding the

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ideology that was left by the party leadership. They were led by the

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of Ishak Surin, Shariff Babol (former founder of Partai Rakyat) and Sheikh Hassan Jaafar. The party merged with

Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia Malaysian Social Justice Party or ( ms, Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia) (PEKEMAS) was a political party formed by Tan Chee Khoon and Syed Hussein Alatas in 1972. On 19 July 1974, Parti Marhaen Malaysia merged with the party. The party wa ...

(PEKEMAS) on 19 July 1974.

List of party leaders

Aftermath

The party tried to reinvigorate the Socialist Front coalition before the 1974 elections, but failed.http://journalarticle.ukm.my/540/1/1.pdf

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{{Malaysian political parties Socialist parties in Malaysia Political parties established in 1968 1968 establishments in Malaysia Defunct political parties in Malaysia

History

List of party leaders

Aftermath

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