T. H. Koh

T. H. Koh (Simplified Chinese: 许德辉; traditional Chinese: 許德輝; pinyin: Xǔ Déhuī) was a Cadasan politician and military officer. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Cadasan Army from 1933 to 1936 and as 4th President of Cadasa from 1936 to 1942.

Born to a Hokkien-speaking family, Koh attended Bukit Ros Primary School, and then Commonwealth Institution in Selamat. There, he was severely bullied by Amir Hasibuan, another future president, and his clique. He graduated in 1908.

In 1924, he enlisted in the Cadasan Armed Forces, and was briefly a member of the United Action Party, but left due to Hasibuan's presence.

Koh soon became a mascot for the corrupt military personel, politicians, and millionaires, who hated Hasibuan (who had become president) for stealing their money and giving it to the poor. Koh won the fraudent 1936 elections with 50 million votes despite there only being 29 million voters, 21 million for Hasibuan. Koh later tortured and killed Hasibuan as revenge. There was still fraud in the 1940 elections

Koh was known for being anti-World War II in his second term and Cadasa mantained neutrality. His vice-president James Teoh, secretly pro-Japan, poisoned Koh, and he died on August 16, 1942.