Malayan Democratic Union
Malayan Democratic Union | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Philip Hoalim |
| Founders | Philip Hoalim Lim Kean Chye Lim Hong Bee Gerald de Cruz John Eber |
| Founded | December 21, 1945 |
| Dissolved | June 28, 1948 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Membership | 300 (1946) |
| Ideology | Socialism Anti-colonialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
The Malayan Democratic Union was a left-wing socialist political party active in British Malaya from 1945 to 1948. It was founded by English-educated intellectuals and advocated for the independence of British Malaya as a single entity inclusive of Singapore.