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Some, especially people from East Malaysia, argue that it is illogical to celebrate 31 August 1957 as Malaysia's national day when Malaysia was only established in 1963. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Supporters of Hari Merdeka argue that "the Federation" as defined in article 160 of the Malaysian constitution is the "Federation of Malaya" that was established in ...
Tombstone of Dol Said in Taboh, Naning, Malacca.. Dol Said (Jawi: دول سعيد) or in full Dato' Abdul Said was a 19th-century Malay leader of the Naning region in Malaya. ...
Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock KBE, SMN, DPMJ, JP (simplified Chinese: 陈祯禄; traditional Chinese: 陳禎祿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Cheng-lo̍k; pinyin: Chén Zhēnlù) (5 April 1883 – 13 December 1960) was a Malaysian Peranakan businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya.
Tunku Abdul Rahman was born on 8 February 1903, in Alor Setar, Kedah, [1] the seventh son and one of 45 children of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the 26th ruler of the Kedah Sultanate.
Datuk Siti Rahmah Kassim (30 November 1926 – 24 March 2017) was an independence fighter, best known for donating her golden bangle to Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's 1st Prime Minister, to pay for his flight to London to meet with Secretary of State for the Colonies Oliver Lyttelton and negotiate the independence of Malaya (which subsequently became Malaysia in 1963) from the United Kingdom.
Ahmad Boestamam (30 November 1920 – 19 January 1983), or Abdullah Thani bin Raja Kechil, was a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and was the founding president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia and Parti Marhaen Malaysia. [1] He was an editor and reporter for several newspapers and took a pen-name honouring Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra ...
Abdul Rahman bin Tuanku Imam Nuh (also known as Dato' Bahaman) was a nobleman and famous Malay warrior best known for his role in the Pahang Uprising (1891–1895) in Pahang, Malaysia during the period of British protectorate. Dato' Bahaman was an Orang Besar Raja – a fief of the Sultan of Pahang.
May – A&W's first store in Asia Pacific and Malaysia opened at Kuala Lumpur's Batu Road. June – Shah Alam was established as a planned city. 26 June – The Cameron Highlands Hydroelectric Scheme was established. 27 July – The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation began. War broke out. 11 March – The National Language Act 1963 was gazetted.