The May 13 Incident is a term for the Sino-Malay race riots in Kuala Lumpur (then part of the state of Selangor), Malaysia, which began on May 13, 1969. The riots led to a declaration of a state of national emergency and suspension of Parliament by the Malaysian government, while the National Operations Council (NOC or MAGERAN) was established to temporarily govern the country between 1969 and 1971.~
Officially, 196 people were killed between May 13 and July 31 as a result of the riots, although journalists and other observers have stated much higher figures. Other reports at the time say over 2,000 were killed by rioters and police and Malaysian Army rangers mainly in Kuala Lumpur. Many of the dead were buried in the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital grounds in unmarked graves quickly by soldiers of Malaysian Engineers. The government cited the riots as the main cause of its more aggressive affirmative action policies, such as the New Economic Policy (NEP), after 1969.
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"1969 election, Chinese opposition parties won bigger than expected and started a parade (May 12) that angered the Malays.
Some UMNO leaders than organized retaliate parades the other day (May 13) and that’s when riots happened.
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Then comes the folks stories of parang (a type of knife) killing, massive rapping, fire burning.. some one sided massacre on Chinese citizens in Kuala Lumpur area, followed by a nationwide curfew."
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13_Incident
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~http://jeelife.com/2006/07/22/what-really-happened-in-the-may-13-1969-incident/
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~http://may131969.wordpress.com/
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13:_Declassified_Documents_on_the_Malaysian_Riots_of_1969
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~http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/May_13_Incident
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~http://testserver.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/1969_Kuala_Lumpur%2C_Malaysia_Race_Riots
