HISTORY | The 1943 multi-ethnic Jesselton Uprising in Sabah

HISTORY | The 1943 multi-ethnic Jesselton Uprising (also known as the Double-Tenth Revolt) against Japanese rule in North Borneo (Sabah), is a significant event in not only Sabah’s history but our national history as well.

Regrettably, it has not been given adequate attention in our school history textbooks.

While the Jesselton Uprising is mentioned in the current Form Four school history textbook (page 79), it, however, does not do justice to the scale and impact of this momentous event which resulted in the tragic deaths of thousands of civilians.

It does not stress a key and unique characteristic of the event - that it was a multi-ethnic revolt...