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Earlier, in 1956, Sambanthan led the MIC delegation in the negotiations between the Alliance parties in drawing up a memorandum to be presented to the Reid Commission. Sambanthan was a pragmatic negotiator and worked hard to secure the interests of the Indian community, while at the same time being sensitive to the broader interests of the ...
21 July — Lim Chong Pang, prominent businessman and long-time member of the Singapore Rural Board (b. 1904). [9] 25 July — Ronald John Farrer, Former President of the Singapore Municipal Commission (b. 1872). [10] 13 September — Chia Hock Chwee, fisherman and father-in-law of Lim Chong Pang (b. 1895). [11]
Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur.. Tunku Abdul Rahman, later the inaugural Malaysian Prime Minister, declared Malayan independence in 1957 with seven shouts of "Merdeka".The cry is referenced in the Malaysian national holiday, Hari Merdeka, commemorating Malaya's independence on 31 August 1957, and Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) where the first ceremony raising the flag of Malaya was held ...
Baling Talks: Barnes Report: Razak Report: Treaty of London: Reid Commission: F. of Malaya Independence Act: Parti Perikatan: Merdeka Day: Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement: Article 160: UN Security Council Resolution 125: Peace Agreement of Hat Yai
In April 1956, Marshall led a delegation to London to negotiate for complete self-rule in the Merdeka Talks, but the talks failed when the British were reluctant to give up control over Singapore's internal security. The British were concerned about communist influence and labour strikes which were undermining Singapore's economic stability ...
Independence Day (Malay: Hari Merdeka), also known as National Day (Hari Kebangsaan), is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia . [ 3 ]
However, talks failed by May 1956, and in his return to Singapore, Marshall resigned as Chief Minister on 6 June. [12] On 8 June 1956, Marshall's deputy, Lim, who was also Minister for Labour and Welfare, took over and became Singapore's second Chief Minister. [6] [26] [27] Lim's Council of Minister was similar to that of Marshall's.
In response to growing tensions between Jakarta and the Hague, the Indonesian government unilaterally dissolved the Netherlands-Indonesian Union on 13 February 1956, and also rescinded compensation claims to the Dutch. Undeterred by this setback, Indonesia resubmitted the West New Guinea issue to the UNGA's agenda in November 1956. [46]