Friday, September 12, 2008

10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka

A friend of mine shared a video called "10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka" in my Facebook. It's a short documentary featuring snippets and interviews of a few individuals who has fought for independence long before anybody else has even thought about that. But just because they were from "parti berhaluan kiri", history has not recognized their struggles and contributions. I think this documentary is truly an eye opener. Please go here to browse their website.

Angkatan Pemuda Insaf, Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, PUTERA, AMCJA...Ahmad Boestamam, Ibrahim Yaakob, Burhanuddin Helmy, Ishak Hj. Muhammad a.k.a. Pak Sako ... What were their contributions? What is Hartal? Their story has never been told. History books in school has recorded them almost as betrayer, very closed to communism etc. etc. etc.

Anyway, watch these videos and judge for yourselves.







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