Lau Yew

Lau Yew (simplified Chinese: 刘友; traditional Chinese: 劉友; pinyin: Liú Yǒu) was a prominent member of the Malayan Communist Party. He was a high-ranking commander in its military arm during World War II, the Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army.

After the war he led the Malayan Peoples Anti British Army until his death in 1948. Lau Yew is believed to have favoured a seizure of power from the British in 1945 before they had fully re-established themselves in Malaya, but was opposed in this by the MCP's leader Lai Teck.

Communism in Malaysia and Singapore
Wars and incidents	Wars Malayan Emergency Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) Communist insurgency in Thailand Communist insurgency in Sarawak Incidents Sungai Siput Incident Death of Lau Yew Labis Incident Penang Ambush Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney Bukit Kepong Incident Battle of Semur River Batang Kali massacre Operation Termite Pipeline Ambush Assassination of Abdul Rahman Hashim
Organisations	Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army South Seas Communist Party Malayan Races Liberation Army 10th Malay Regiment Malayan Communist Party Communist Party of Malaya/Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Malaya/Revolutionary Faction Malayan People's Liberation Front Singapore Federation of Trade Unions Sarawak People's Guerilla Force North Kalimantan People's Army North Kalimantan Communist Party
Key people	Peninsular Malaysia Chin Peng Abdullah CD Ahmad Boestamam Lai Teck Shamsiah Fakeh Rashid Maidin Mokhtaruddin Lasso Kamarulzaman Teh Ishak Haji Muhammad Abu Samah Mohd Kassim S. A. Ganapathy Suriani Abdullah Lau Yew Chen Tien Yeung Kwo Fong Chong Pik Eu Chooi Yip Lim Chin Siong Wahi Annuar Muhammad Indera R. G. Balan P. Veerasenan Devan Nair Malaysian Borneo Bong Kee Chok Yang Chu Chung Wen Ming Chyuan Yap Choon Hau Lam Wah Kwai Ang Chu Ting Wong Lieng Kui Cheung Ah Wah
Related topics	Domino theory Briggs' Plan New Village Circumstances prior to the Malayan Emergency Southern Rhodesian military involvement Barisan Sosialis Brunei Revolt Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Sarawak United Peoples' Party Japanese Red Army 1975 AIA building hostage crisis
Peace agreements	Baling Talks Peace Declaration of Sri Aman 1973 Peace Agreement of Hat Yai 1989
In popular cultures	The Last Communist (2006 film) Apa Khabar Orang Kampung (2007 film) Tanda Putera (2013 film)
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