Alliance Party

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The Alliance Party was a major political coalition in Malaya and later Malaysia that united key ethnic-based parties and led the country to independence under leaders such as Tunku Abdul Rahman.

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Alliance Party canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political coalition
country Malaya
Malaysia
electoralSystemContext first-past-the-post
ethnicRepresentation Chinese
Indian
Malay
foundedBy Malayan Chinese Association
Malayan Indian Congress
United Malays National Organisation
governmentRole formed federal government of Malaya after independence
formed first federal government of Malaysia
hasMemberParty Malayan Chinese Association
Malayan Indian Congress
United Malays National Organisation
headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
historicalSignificance formed basis of post-independence ruling coalition in Malaysia
led Malaya to independence in 1957
ideology communal power-sharing
conservatism
keyFigure Tan Cheng Lock
Tunku Abdul Rahman
V. T. Sambanthan
leader Tunku Abdul Rahman
notableLeader Tun Abdul Razak Hussein
linked to: Abdul Razak Hussein

Tun Hussein Onn
Tunku Abdul Rahman
operatedIn Federation of Malaya
Malaysia
politicalPosition centre-right
promotedPolicy communal bargaining
inter-ethnic cooperation
region Southeast Asia
role independence movement leader
ruling coalition
stateIdeology consociationalism
succeededBy Barisan Nasional

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Barisan Nasional predecessor Alliance Party
Malaysian Chinese Association previousCoalitionMemberOf Alliance Party
subject linked to: MCA
Malaysian Indian Congress previousCoalitionMemberOf Alliance Party
subject linked to: MIC