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Barisan Sosialis (English: Socialist Front) was a political party in Singapore. It was formed on 29 July 1961 and officially registered on 13 August 1961 by left-wing members of the People's Action Party (PAP) who had been expelled from the PAP.
The Barisan Sosialis, a now defunct political party, was formed in 1961 by the People's Action Party (PAP) left-wing members who had been expelled from the party. Barisan Sosialis became the main opposition party in self-governing Singapore.
The Barisan Sosialis was founded by Lim Chin Siong and he became its secretary-general in Aug 1961. In August 1961, Lim and his fellow PAP members who were expelled formed a new party, called the Barisan Sosialis (English: Socialist Front), with Lim as secretary-general and Lee Siew Choh as chairman.
The Barisan Sosialis (Barisan) is a defunct Singapore political party that was officially registered on 13 August 1961. [1] It was established on the instructions of Fong Chong Pik, the chief representative of the Communist Party of Malaya in Singapore. [2]
The Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front (Malay: Barisan Sosialis Rakyat Malaya) or better known as Socialist Front (SF) or Barisan Sosialis (BS) was a left-wing coalition of Malaysian socialist parties. It was among the longest-standing opposition coalitions in Malaysian general election history.
Dec 12, 2014 · They argue that Coldstore was in fact a political exercise to demolish a progressive Left opposition – exemplified by the Barisan Sosialis, the party formed by PAP rebels who broke away in 1961 – to lobby against merger with Malaya, ostensibly through peaceful constitutional means.
Feb 5, 1996 · The expelled party members gathered their supporters and went on to form the Barisan Sosialis, which was inaugurated on 17 September 1961 with Lim as the party’s secretary-general. 34 The PAP and the Barisan Sosialis’ debate over the issue of merger with Malaya intensified through rallies and over the media. 35 On 1 September 1962, a ...
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Dec 10, 2014 · The observer was suggesting that Option B — a Barisan Sosialis victory in the 1963 elections — could well have turned out historically a better option for Singapore.
The Barisan Sosialis was formed in July 1961 by the communists and the dissident noncommunists in the PAP after the communists' failure to control the party in order to prevent the impending formation of Malaysia.
