Rosli Dhobi
Malay Sarawakian nationalist and independence activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rosli Dhobi (18 March 1932 – 2 March 1950) also Rosli Dhoby, was a Sarawakian nationalist from Sibu of mixed Malay-Melanau descent during the British crown colony era in that state.
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Rosli Dhobi | |
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Born | 18 March 1932 |
Died | 2 March 1950(1950-03-02) (aged 17) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Burial place | Kuching Central Prison Cemetery, Kuching (1950-1996) Masjid An-Nur, Sibu (1996-present) |
Other names | Rosli Dhoby |
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He was a member leader of the Rukun 13, an active organisation in the anti-cession movement of Sarawak, along with Morshidi Sidek, Awang Rambli Bin Deli and Bujang Suntong. It was a secret cell organisation, composed of nationalists, which carried out assassinations of officers of the British colonial government in Sarawak. He was well known for his assassination of Duncan George Stewart, the second governor of colonial Sarawak, in 1949.