Yeung Kwo (; 1919 – 26 August 1956) was a member of the

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. A Malayan of

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descent, he was appointed to the Central Executive Committee of the Malayan Communist Party (CPM) in 1946. He was an opponent of

Lai Teck Lai Teck (real name Phạm Văn Đắc; 1901–1947) was a leader of the Communist Party of Malaya and Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army. A person of mixed Sino-Vietnamese descent, prior to his arrival in Malaya, Lai Teck was believed to ha ...

, the party's secretary general until 1947. He was elected as Deputy General Secretary in June 1947. While Chin Peng was abroad from July till August 1947, he became Acting General Secretary of the CPM. After

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was declared, he was based in

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

, leading the Central Malayan Bureau and the South Malayan Bureau. While he was searching for food for the MNLA soldiers, he was ambushed and killed by British Security Forces on 26 August 1956 in

Broga Broga is a small town in Lenggeng, Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. While the famous Broga Hill situated in the part of Selangor state. History and etymology Broga takes its name from the River Broga which runs through the area. Th ...

. He was succeeded by Lee An Tong.

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