Barisan Sosialis

Socialist Front
Barisan Sosialis
Chinese name社会主义阵线
Shèhuì Zhǔyì Zhènxiàn
Malay nameBarisan Sosialis
Tamil nameசோசலிஸ்ட் முன்னணி
Cōcalisṭ muṉṉaṇi
English nameSocialist Front
Founders
Founded29 July 1961; 63 years ago (1961-07-29)
DissolvedMay 1988; 36 years ago (1988-05)
Split fromPeople's Action Party
Merged intoWorkers' Party
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Sky Blue
Party flag

Barisan Sosialis (English: Socialist Front) was a political party in Singapore. It was formed on 29 July 1961 and officially registered on 13 August 1961 by left-wing members of the People's Action Party (PAP) who had been expelled from the PAP. The prominent founding members of the Barisan were Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong. It became the biggest opposition party in Singapore in the 1960s and the 1980s.

The main objectives of the Barisan included eradicating colonialism, establishing a united independent and democratic Malayan nation comprising the Federation of Malaya and Singapore and introducing an economic system to promote prosperity and stability in society.[1] The party was merged into the Worker's Party in 1988.

  1. ^ "Barisan Sosialis Adopted Red Star Symbol". The Straits Times. 1961.