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Before giving the address to the crowd, he was given a necklace by representatives of the Alliance Party youth in honour of this great occasion in history, with a map of Malaya inscribed on it. The event ended at one in the morning. On the morning of 31 August 1957, the festivities moved to the newly completed Merdeka Stadium. More than 20,000 ...
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 ...
Before giving the address to the crowd, he was given a necklace by representatives of the Alliance Party youth in honour of this great occasion in history, with a map of Malaya inscribed on it. The event ended at 1 a.m. On the morning of 31 August 1957, the festivities moved to the newly completed Merdeka Stadium. More than 20,000 people ...
7:30 am – The proclamation of independence was held in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur; 31 August–7 September – The Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka was held for the first time after Malayan independence. 1 September – Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan was installed as the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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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 ...
The stadium was constructed from 25 September 1956 to 21 August 1957, and was designed by the then Director of Public Works Department, Stanley Edward Jewkes. [11] Several engineers such as Lee Kwok Thye, Chan Sai Soo and Peter Low were also involved in the project. [12] The cornerstone of the stadium was laid by Tunku himself on 15 February ...