Sabah crisis 1986
The 1986 Sabah Crisis is a series of unrest that flared up in various locations in Sabah , Malaysia between March and May 1986 . The centers of the unrest were in the capital Kota Kinabalu as well as in Tawau and Sandakan . On March 12th, seven plastic explosives bombs exploded in Kota Kinabalu. Another bomb exploded in Tawau. Five people were killed in the riot.
The unrest can be seen in connection with the state elections in Sabah in 1985, in which the newly formed Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) (also known as the United Sabah Party ) won with a landslide victory against the ruling Parti Berjaya . Berjaya provided the previous government, which was known as the Berjaya government and which in turn belonged to the Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition party of the Malaysian federal government.
A mob of Muslims disappointed by the election results marched through the streets and asked the President of the PBS , Pairin Kitingan, to resign as head of government.
There were also indications that the unrest was controlled by the losers in the elections, above all the BN, with the intention of declaring a state of emergency in order to justify taking over the business of government by the Malaysian government - similar to 1966 in Sarawak and 1977 in Kelantan.
As a result, the PBS proposed early elections, as political manovers were increasingly causing the PBS to defeat the BN. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad proposed that the PBS form a coalition with the BN to restore peace in Sabah.
Finally, a new election was held on May 4 and 5, 1986. The PBS won these elections again, this time with an even clearer election victory.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Palace Coup , Malaysia Today, August 31, 2009, accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ Sabah Crisis: Mahathir walks a tightrope ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Straits Times, March 23, 1986, page 17, accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on April 10, 1986 ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ Crossette, Barbara: Kota Kinabalu Journal; With Houses on Stilts and Hopes in Another Land . The New York Times. October 1, 1987. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ↑ Nizar Not First To Refuse To Quit , Bernama. February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- ^ A b Malaysian Rules an Election Is Needed in Embattled State , The New York Times. March 29, 1986. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- ↑ Comment by SUHAINI AZNAM: [ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/22/nation/21624309&sec=nation ( Memento of May 8, 2009 on WebCite ) Is snap polls the answer?] , The Star. June 22, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- ↑ Malaysia - Pilihan Raya - Pilihan Raya Umum Sabah (1986) . Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
Remarks
- ↑ Pairin Kitingan belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.