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  2. 1956 in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Colony of Singapore ... 23 April — The first Merdeka talks were held ...

  3. V. T. Sambanthan - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Reid Commission - Wikipedia

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    In March 1956, an independent commission to draw up a constitution for a fully self-governing and independent Malaya was set up. Accordingly, a commission headed by Lord Reid, a distinguished Lord of Appeal in ordinary, and consisting of constitutional experts from fellow Commonwealth countries was appointed by the Queen Elizabeth II and the Malay Rulers.

  5. Independence Day (Malaysia) - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  6. Free Aceh Movement - Wikipedia

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    Free Aceh Movement Gerakan Aceh Merdeka Flag Coat of arms Leaders Hasan di Tiro Dates of operation 4 December 1976 – 2005 Active regions City, mountains and forests of Aceh Ideology Acehnese nationalism Islamic fundamentalism Allies Libya Opponents Indonesia (until 2005) Battles and wars Insurgency in Aceh The Free Aceh Movement was a separatist group seeking independence for the Aceh region ...

  7. Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence

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    The Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (Indonesian: Badan Penyelidik Usaha-Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan, abbreviated as BPUPK; Japanese: 独立準備調査会, Hepburn: Dokuritsu Junbi Chōsakai, Nihon-shiki / Kunrei-shiki: Dokuritu Zyunbi Tyoosa-kai), sometimes referred to, but better known locally, as the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian ...

  8. Dulles Intimidation - Wikipedia

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    The Dulles Intimidation refers to a negotiation tactic of U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who pressured the Japanese delegates negotiating with the Soviet Union in 1956. In negotiating the content of the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, one of the main issues was the resolution of the Kuril Islands dispute, and if the ...

  9. File:Redbook-1955-1956 (56GA).pdf - Wikipedia

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    Original file (2,708 × 3,962 pixels, file size: 50.89 MB, MIME type: application/pdf, 510 pages) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.