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Tunku then proceeded to read the declaration, which culminated in the chanting of "Merdeka!" seven times with the crowd joining in. The ceremony continued with the raising of the National Flag of Malaya accompanied by the national anthem being played by a military band and a 21-gun salute , followed by an azan call and a thanksgiving prayer in ...
← 1955 1954 1953 1956 in Singapore → 1957 1958 1959 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: Other events of 1956 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Colony of Singapore. Incumbents Governor: Sir Robert Brown Black Chief Minister: David Marshall (until June 7) Lim Yew Hock (from June 8) Chief Secretary: Sir William Goode Events ...
Free Trade Zone Act 1971: 24 Repealed by Act 438 Free Zones Act 1990: 438 In force Futures Industry Act 1993: 499 Repealed by Act 671 Gaming Tax Act 1972: 65 In force Gas Supply Act 1993: 501 In force Geneva Conventions Act 1962: 512 In force Geographical Indications Act 2000: 602 In force Geological Survey Act 1974: 129 In force Geologists Act ...
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 ...
22 June – Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru. 22 June – Pipeline ambush. 1 July – The Federal Land Development Authority was established. [1] 24 October – Malayan Party was established by Tan Gee Gak. [2]
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.
The Malaysia Agreement, [a] or the Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore (MA63) was a legal document which agreed to combine North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore with the existing states of Malaya, [3] the resulting union being named Malaysia.