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Born as Ong Boon Hua in a small seaside town of Sitiawan, in Perak state, Malaya.
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Accepted as probationary member of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM); was put in charge of Communist members in Sitiawan.
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Joins the fight against the Japanese in the Chinese Anti Enemy Backing Up Society (AEBUS).
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Later joined the first batch of the Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) after AEBUS was dissolved. Became the liaison officer between the MPAJA and the British military in South-East Asia.
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He was elected the Secretary-General of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP).
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The Malayan colonial administration declared a state of emergency after members of the MCP killed three European plantation managers at Sungei Siput. The party was declared illegal.
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Baling Talks was held with David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman. Was unsuccessful because of surrender terms. After the Baling Talks, Chin Peng left to Thailand. Ah Hai replaces him as acting Secretary-General in Malaya.
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The Emergency was declared at an end, however, fighting still continued. The emergency lasted for twelve years.
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Chin Peng, Rashid Maidin and Abdullah CD met with representatives of the Malaysian and Thai governments and a peace treaty was signed between the communists and the two countries. The emergency war was over.
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Chin Peng was pending to return to Malaysia. His hearing was scheduled for May 25, 2005, and the High Court postponed it to July 25, 2005. This application was subsequently rejected.
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Chin Peng's lost his bid to return to Malaysia when the Court of Appeal demanded he showed iden tification papers to prove his Malayan citizenship.
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Chin Peng dies of old age in Bangkok, Thailand.
