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  2. Rukun Negara | Wikipedia

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    t. e. The National Principles (Malay: Rukun Negara; Jawi: ‏روکون نݢارا ‎) is the Malaysian declaration of national philosophy instituted by royal proclamation on Merdeka Day, 1970, in reaction to the 13 May race riots, which occurred in 1969. [1] The riots proved at that time that Malaysian racial balance and stability was fragile.

  3. Early Malay nationalism | Wikipedia

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    e. Malay nationalism (Malay: Semangat Kebangsaan Melayu Jawi: سماڠت كبڠساءن ملايو ‎) refers to the nationalism that focused overwhelmingly on the Malay anticolonial struggle, motivated by the nationalist ideal of creating a Bangsa Melayu ("Malay nation"). Its central objectives were the advancement and protection of Malayness ...

  4. Hussein Onn | Wikipedia

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    Years of service. 1940–1945. Rank. Captain. Hussein bin Dato' Onn (Jawi: حسين بن عون; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in 1976 to his retirement in 1981.

  5. Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya | Wikipedia

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    Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (PKMM), also known as the Malay Nationalist Party, was founded on 17 October 1945 in Ipoh, Perak. The party was the first Malay political party formed after the Japanese occupation of Malaya. The main goal of the PKMM was to achieve full independence for Malaya and to oppose any form of British colonial rule.

  6. Limbang District | Wikipedia

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    Limbang District. The Limbang District is one of the two districts of Limbang Division, Malaysia. It has a total area of 3,978.10 square kilometres. [1] The major town is Limbang. It has one sub-district, which is Nanga Medamit Sub-District. It borders Brunei Darussalam to the west and east, Lawas District to the southeast and Miri District at ...

  7. Onn Jaafar | Wikipedia

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    Jaafar Muhammad. Roquaiya Hanim. Allahyarham Dato' Sir Onn bin Jaafar (Jawi: عون بن جعفر; 12 February 1895 – 19 January 1962) was a Malayan politician who served as the 7th Menteri Besar of Johor from 1947 to 1950. His organised opposition towards the creation of the Malayan Union (by the returning British colonial power after the ...

  8. Rungus people | Wikipedia

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    Rungus people. A Rungus fisherman in Kampung Loro Kecil, Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia. The Momogun Rungus are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Sabah, Malaysia. They primarily live in northern Sabah especially in Kudat, Kota Marudu and Pitas districts with small minorities in the Beluran district of the east coast Sandakan Division.

  9. Stephen Kalong Ningkan | Wikipedia

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    Stephen Kalong Ningkan was born on 20 August 1920 in Betong, which was administered under the Second Division of Sarawak (later known as Simanggang Division). [2] Ningkan was of mixed Iban and Chinese parentage, and his Chinese name was Mok Teck Boon. Ningkan's step-grandfather, Mok Ban Seng, was born in Foshan, Guangdong, China in 1870.