Rukun 13

Rukun 13 or Rukun Tiga Belas is a defunct Sarawakian organization that existed from 1947 until 1950.

Formation

This organization was officially formed in final 1947 due to opposition to the Cession to the United Kingdom in Sarawak. At first, the organization had planned to kill the British Governor Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke but the fate decide otherwise. Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke was transferred to Gold Coast. He was succeeded by Sir Duncan George Stewart.

Penalty & disestablishment

After the second Governor of Sarawak, Duncan Stewart was fatally wounded by Rosli Dhobi and later died in Singapore General Hospital, the British caught all Rukun 13 members in March 1950. The 2 main members of Rukun 13, Rosli Dhobi and Awang Rambli were sentenced to death together with 2 other people, Bujang Suntong and Morshidi Sidek who were not Rukun 13 members. The rest of the Rukun 13 members were jailed.

List of Rukun 13 members

• Rosli Dhobi
• Morshidi Sidek.
• Awang Rambli Amit Mohd Deli.
• Bujang Suntong.
• Abg Ahmad
• Osman Dollah
• Morni Junit
• Jack Yusof
• Awang Osman
• Abg Han Abg Ahmad
• Wan Zin
• Che Alias Osman
• Tambek Adun
• Amin Jenal
• Abg Mat Sirat

References

• Haji Nasir Haji Sulaiman/Mary Tan Swee Ee/Ros Maria Chin, Pendekatan Diagramatik Sejarah PMR, Sasbadi Press ISBN 978-983-59-3275-5
• Ramlah Binti Adam/Abdul Hakim Bin Samuri/Shakila Parween Binti Yacob/Muslimin Bin Fadzil, Sejarah Tingkatan 5, DBP ISBN 978-983-62-7883-8
• A documentary of Rosli Dhobi (Malay)