Anti-cession movement of Sarawak

Anti-cession movement of Sarawak

Sarawakian demonstration against the British. This photo would later become the trademark of the Sarawak Anti-cession Movement.
Location
Sarawak (now part of Malaysia)
Result
  • Assassination of the second Governor of Sarawak, Sir Duncan Stewart, in 1949.
  • Closure of more than 22 schools in Sarawak.
  • 56 students quit their university studies.
  • All associations of anti-cession dissolved by British Authorities.
  • Colonial rule continued until 16 September 1963.
Belligerents

Sarawakian people
(mostly Malay and Iban including Abang Haji Abdillah, Lily Eberwein and Rosli Dhobi)

  United Kingdom
Young Malay Association
Commanders and leaders
Anthony Brooke
Abang Haji Abdillah
Lily Eberwein
Rosli Dhobi ☠		 Charles Arden-Clarke
Duncan George Stewart X
Anthony Abell

The anti-cession movement of Sarawak (Malay: Gerakan Anti-Penyerahan Sarawak) was a movement in Sarawak to fight against the British attempt to govern Sarawak as a crown colony rather than a protectorate ruled by the White Rajahs. The movement lasted from 1 July 1946 until March 1950.

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