Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast AsiaThis comprehensive Dictionary provides descriptive and analytical coverage of the turbulent political history and striking changes which have occurred both regionally and in key countries since the end of the Second World War. Substantially rewritten to take into account the dramatic political events and developments since 1995, the third edition of this acclaimed Dictionary will provide non-specialists and specialists alike with an essential resource on this constantly changing and volatile region. Including new entries, updated country profiles on Indonesia, Malaysia and Cambodia and a revised reading list, leading authority and commentator on this rapidly developing region Michael Leifer has brought this Dictionary fully up-to-date. Changes in government, the rise of new leaders and the knock-on effect on economy and society are covered including: the death of key figures such as Pol Pot and the rise of a new generation of leaders, dramatic changes of government in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines and elections in Malaysia. Countries covered include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar),Cambodia (Kampuchea), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Key features include: * Individual entries provide detailed information and authoritative commentary on the central figures, political parties and organizations, political systems and structures, major events and key documents. * For each state covered, an extended narrative analyses its recent history and political and social development. * Extensive cross-referencing and a subject index lead the reader to the vital material. * Subject bibliographies refer researchers to source and secondary matter. |
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Cambodia Kingdom of | 11 |
Indonesia Republic of | 17 |
Laos Peoples Democratic Republic of | 21 |
Malaysia Federation of | 23 |
Philippines Republic of | 28 |
Liberal Party Philippines | 166 |
Lim Yew Hock MalaysiaSingapore | 167 |
Loi Tack Malaya | 168 |
Macapagal Diasdado Philippines | 169 |
Madiun Revolt 1948 Indonesia | 170 |
Mahathir Mohamad Dr Datuk Sri Malaysia | 171 |
Malacca Strait IndonesiaMalaysia Singapore | 172 |
Malari Affair 1974 Indonesia | 173 |
Singapore Republic of | 33 |
Thailand Kingdom of | 37 |
Vietnam Socialist Republic of | 41 |
Abangan Indonesia | 44 |
Abu Sayyaf Philippines | 47 |
Aceh Independence Movement Indonesia | 48 |
AFTA Association of SouthEast Asian Nations Free Trade Area 1993 BruneiBurma MyanmarCambodia IndonesiaLaosMalaysiaPhilippines Singapore... | 49 |
AlArqam Malaysia | 50 |
Alex Boncayao Brigade Philippines | 51 |
AllMalaya Council of Joint Action Malaya | 52 |
Alwi Shihab Indonesia see Shihab Alwi | 53 |
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia Malaysia see ABIM | 54 |
Anwar Ibrahim Malaysia | 55 |
APEC AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation 1989 BruneiIndonesiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam ... | 56 |
Aquino Benigno Philippines | 57 |
Archipelago Declaration 1957 Indonesia | 58 |
Arthit General KamlangEk Thailand | 59 |
ASEAN Regional Forum ARF 1994 BruneiBurma Myanmar CambodiaIndonesiaLaos MalaysiaPhilippinesSingapore ThailandVietnam ... | 61 |
AsiaEurope Meeting ASEM 1966 BruneiIndonesiaMalaysia PhilippinesSingaporeThailand Vietnam ... | 62 |
AsianAfrican Conference Bandung 1955 Indonesia | 63 |
Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Indonesia see ICMI | 64 |
Aung San Suu Kyi BurmaMyanmar | 65 |
Azahari A M Brunei | 66 |
Badawi Abdullah Ahmad Malaysia | 67 |
Baling Talks 1955 Malaya | 68 |
Bangkok Summit ASEAN 1995 BruneiBurma MyanmarCambodia IndonesiaLaosMalaysiaPhilippines SingaporeThailandVietnam ... | 69 |
Bao Dai Emperor Vietnam | 70 |
Barisan Nasional Malaysia | 71 |
Barisan Tiga MalaysiaSarawak | 72 |
Berjasa Malaysia | 73 |
Bhumibol Adulyadej King Thailand | 74 |
Boat People Vietnam | 75 |
Bolkiah Prince Mohamed Brunei | 76 |
Brevié Line CambodiaVietnam | 77 |
Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party Cambodia | 78 |
Burhanuddin AlHelmy Malaya Malaysia | 79 |
Burmese Way to Socialism Burma Myanmar | 80 |
Cam Nguyen Manh Vietnam see Nguyen Manh Cam | 82 |
Cao Dai Vietnam | 83 |
Chamlong Srimuang General Thailand | 84 |
Chart Thai Party Thailand | 85 |
Chavalit Yongchaiyuth General Thailand | 86 |
Chin BurmaMyanmar | 87 |
Chinh Truong Vietnam see Truong Chinh | 88 |
Clark Air Base Philippines | 89 |
Cobbold Commission 1962 MalayaMalaysia | 90 |
Soviet Proposal 1969 | 91 |
Confrontation IndonesiaMalaysia | 94 |
Constitutional Crises Malaysia | 95 |
Hanging 1995 PhilippinesSingapore | 96 |
Corregidor Affair 1968 Malaysia Philippines | 97 |
Crocodile Hole Lubang Buaya Indonesia | 98 |
Daim Zainuddin Tun Malaysia | 99 |
Darul Islam Indonesia | 100 |
Democracy Forum Indonesia see Forum Demokrasi | 101 |
Democratic Action Party DAP Malaysia | 102 |
Democratic Kampuchea Coalition Government of CGDK 198290 Cambodia | 103 |
Democratic Soldiers Thailand | 104 |
Diem Ngo Dinh Vietnam | 105 |
Do Muoi Vietnam | 106 |
Dong Pham Van Vietnam see Pham Van Dong | 107 |
East Asian Economic Caucus Malaysia | 109 |
Elysée Agreement 1949 Vietnam | 110 |
Enrile Juan Ponce Philippines | 111 |
Five Power Defence Arrangements 1971 MalaysiaSingapore | 113 |
Free Papua Movement Indonesia | 114 |
Fretilin Indonesia | 115 |
Fuad Tun Mohammad Donald Stephens MalaysiaSabah | 116 |
Geneva Agreements on Indochina 1954 CambodiaLaosVietnam | 118 |
Geneva Agreements on Laos 1962 Laos | 119 |
Gerakan Raayat Malaysia Malaysia | 120 |
Ghazali Shafie Tan Sri Mohamad Malaysia | 121 |
Goh Chok Tong Singapore | 122 |
Goh Keng Swee Singapore | 123 |
Guided Democracy Indonesia | 124 |
Habibie Dr B J Indonesia | 125 |
Harris Mohamad Salleh Datuk MalaysiaSabah | 126 |
Heng Samrin Cambodia | 127 |
Hmong Laos | 128 |
Ho Chi Minh Trail Vietnam | 129 |
Hor Namhong Cambodia | 130 |
Horta Jose Manuel Ramos Indonesia East Timor | 131 |
Hussein Onn Tun Malaysia | 132 |
ICMI Indonesia | 133 |
Independence of Malaya Party IMP Malaya | 134 |
Indochina Wars CambodiaLaos Vietnam | 135 |
IndoChinese Peoples Conference 1970 CambodiaLaosVietnam | 137 |
Indonesian Democratic Partystruggle PDI Indonesia see Partai Demokrasi Indonesia | 138 |
International Conference on Cambodia Paris 1989 Cambodia | 139 |
Irian Jaya Indonesia | 140 |
Islam BruneiBurma Myanmar CambodiaIndonesiaMalaysia PhilippinesSingaporeThailand ... | 141 |
Islamic Youth Movement Malaysia see ABIM | 144 |
Jakarta Conference on Cambodia 1970 CambodiaIndonesia | 145 |
Johor Strait of MalaysiaSingapore | 146 |
Kachin BurmaMyanmar | 147 |
Karen BurmaMyanmar | 148 |
Kaysone Phomvihan Laos | 149 |
Ketahanan Nasional Indonesia see National Resilience | 150 |
Khin Nyunt BurmaMyanmar | 151 |
Khmer Peoples National Liberation Front KPNLF Cambodia | 152 |
Khun Sa BurmaMyanmar | 154 |
Konfrontasi IndonesiaMalaysia see Confrontation | 156 |
Kriangsak Chomanan General Thailand | 157 |
Kuantan Statement 1980 Indonesia Malaysia | 158 |
Kwam Wang Mai Thailand see New Aspiration Party | 159 |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino LDP Philippines | 160 |
Lam Son 719 LaosVietnam | 161 |
Le Duan Vietnam | 162 |
Le Duc Tho Vietnam | 163 |
Lee Kuan Yew Singapore | 164 |
Malayan Union Proposal 1946 Malaya | 174 |
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC MalayaMalaysia | 175 |
Manglapus Raul Philippines | 176 |
Manila Agreements 1963 Indonesia MalayaPhilippines | 177 |
Manila Summit ASEAN 1987 BruneiIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailand | 178 |
Maphilindo IndonesiaMalaya Philippines | 179 |
Marcos Imelda Philippines | 180 |
Marhaenism Indonesia | 181 |
Masyumi Indonesia | 182 |
Mayaguez Incident 1975 Cambodia | 183 |
Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia | 184 |
Melayu Islam Beraja MIB Brunei | 185 |
Missing in Action MIA Cambodia LaosVietnam | 186 |
Mochtar Kusumaatmadja Professor Indonesia | 187 |
Moro National Liberation Front MNLF Philippines | 188 |
Muhammadiyah Indonesia | 190 |
Murtopo General Ali Indonesia | 191 |
Nacionalista Party Philippines | 193 |
Nair Devan Singapore | 194 |
Nam Thai Party Thailand | 195 |
National Awakening Party Indonesia | 196 |
National Justice Party Malaysia | 197 |
National Liberation Front of South Vietnam NLF Vietnam | 198 |
National Resilience Indonesia | 199 |
Neo Lao Hak Sat Laos | 200 |
New Economic Policy Malaysia | 201 |
New Emerging Forces NEFOS Indonesia | 202 |
New Society Movement Philippines | 203 |
Nguyen Manh Cam Vietnam | 204 |
Norodom Ranariddh Cambodia see Ranariddh Norodom | 205 |
Old Established Forces OLDEFOS Indonesia | 207 |
Palang Dharma Thailand | 210 |
Papua Freedom Movement Indonesia see Free Papua Movement | 211 |
Partai Demokrasi Indonesia PDI Indonesia | 212 |
Partai Persatuan Pembangunan PPP Indonesia see United Development Party | 213 |
Parti Bersatu Sabah MalaysiaSabah see Sabah United Party | 214 |
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu MalaysiaSarawak | 215 |
Pedra Branca MalaysiaSingapore see Horsburgh Lighthouse | 216 |
Pemerintah Revolusioner Republik Indonesia PRRI Indonesia see Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia ... | 217 |
Peoples Consultative Assembly Indonesia | 218 |
Peoples Party Brunei | 219 |
Peta Indonesia | 220 |
Pham Van Dong Vietnam | 221 |
Phieu Le Kha General Vietnam see Le Kha Phieu General | 222 |
PhilippinesUS Security Treaty 1951 Philippines | 223 |
Prachakorn Thai Thailand | 225 |
Prasong Soonsiri Thailand | 226 |
Prem Tinsulanond General Thailand | 227 |
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam PRG 196976 Vietnam ... | 228 |
Rahman Tunku Abdul Malaya Malaysia | 229 |
RAM Philippines see Reform the Armed Forces Movement | 230 |
Razak Tun Abdul Malaysia | 231 |
Red Gaurs Movement Thailand | 232 |
Rendel Commission Singapore | 233 |
Rizal José Philippines | 234 |
Roxas Manuel A Philippines | 235 |
Sabah United Party Malaysia Sabah | 237 |
Sangkum Reastre Niyum Cambodia | 238 |
Sarawak National Party SNAP MalaysiaSarawak | 239 |
Sary Ieng Cambodia see Ieng Sary | 240 |
SEATO SouthEast Asia Treaty Organization 195577 PhilippinesThailand | 241 |
Sen Hun Cambodia see Hun Sen | 242 |
Shared Values Singapore | 243 |
Shwe Than BurmaMyanmar see Than Shwe | 244 |
Sim Chea Cambodia see Chea Sim | 247 |
Singapore Democratic Party SDP Singapore | 248 |
Singapore Summit ASEAN 1992 BruneiIndonesiaMalaysia PhilippinesSingaporeThailand ... | 249 |
Sisón José María Philippines | 250 |
Son Ngoc Thanh Cambodia | 251 |
Son Sann Cambodia | 252 |
Souphanouvong Prince Laos | 253 |
South China Sea BruneiIndonesia MalaysiaPhilippinesVietnam | 254 |
SouthEast Asia Command 19436 | 255 |
Spratly Islands BruneiMalaysia PhilippinesVietnam | 256 |
State Law and Order Restoration Council SLORC BurmaMyanmar | 258 |
State Peace and Development Council SPDC BurmaMyanmar | 259 |
Suchinda Krapayoon General Thailand | 260 |
Sudarsono Professor Juwono Indonesia | 261 |
Sukarno President Indonesia | 263 |
Sukarnoputri Megawati Indonesia see Megawati Sukarnoputri | 264 |
Supreme National Council Cambodia | 265 |
Surin Pitsuwan Thailand | 266 |
Ta Mok Cambodia | 267 |
Tan Tony Singapore | 268 |
Thach Nguyen Co Vietnam | 269 |
Thammasat University Massacre 1976 Thailand | 270 |
Thanat Khoman Thailand | 271 |
Thieu Nguyen Van Vietnam | 272 |
Timor Gap Cooperation Treaty 1989 IndonesiaEast Timor | 274 |
Tonkin Gulf Incident 1964 Vietnam | 275 |
Tran Duc Luong President Vietnam see Luong President Tran Duc | 276 |
Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation 1978 Vietnam | 277 |
Truong Chinh Vietnam | 278 |
UMNO United Malays National Organization MalayaMalaysia | 279 |
United Development Party Indonesia | 280 |
Cambodia 19913 Cambodia | 281 |
East Timor 1999 | 283 |
Northern Borneo 1963 IndonesiaMalayaPhilippines | 284 |
UNTAC United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia Cambodia | 285 |
Vajiralongkorn Prince Maha Thailand | 287 |
Vientiane Agreement on the Restoration of Peace and Reconciliation in Laos 1973 Laos | 288 |
Viet Cong Vietnam | 289 |
Vietnamization Vietnam | 293 |
Wahid Abdurrahman Indonesia | 294 |
Win Aung BurmaMyanmar | 295 |
Yakub Tun Abdul Rahman Malaysia Sarawak | 297 |
ZOPFAN Zone of Peace Freedom and Neutrality 1971 Indonesia MalaysiaPhilippinesSingapore Thailand ... | 299 |
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