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) Rukun 13;	United Kingdom; Young Malay Association
Commanders and leaders
Anthony Brooke; Abang Haji Abdillah; Lily Eberwein; Rosli Dhobi ☠	Charles Arden-Clarke; Duncan George Stewart †

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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