This article is about the 1950 Bukit Kepong incident. For the 1981 film of Bukit Kepong incident, see Bukit Kepong (film). For the small town in Johor, see Bukit Kepong.
Bukit Kepong Incident
Part of the Malayan Emergency
Bukit Kepong
Bukit Kepong incident (Peninsular Malaysia)
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Bukit Kepong incident (Johor)
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Date
23 February 1950
Location
Bukit Kepong, Muar
Result
Communist victory
Police victory (Counter-attack)
The communists retreated after the second attack
Belligerents
United Kingdom Federation of Malaya
Malayan Police
Malayan Communist Party
Malayan National Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Sgt. Jamil Mohd Shah †(Bukit Kepong police chief) Ali Mustapha (Chief of Bukit Kepong village)
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Bukit Kepong incident was an armed encounter in 1950 during the Malayan Emergency between the Federation of Malaya Police and the guerrillas of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), the armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). This conflict took place in an area surrounding the Bukit Kepong police station in Bukit Kepong. The wooden station was located on the river banks of the Muar River, about 59 km from Muar town, Johor.[1]
^Tan, CP. "Bukit Kepong: The Malayan Alamo". Armorama. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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