



The effort for independence
was spearheaded by Tunku Abdul
Rahman Putra
Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia,
who
led a delegation of ministers and political leaders of
Malaya in negotiations
with the British in London for Merdeka,
or independence along with the first
president of the Malayan
Chinese Association (MCA) Tun Dato Sir Tan Cheng Lock and
fifth President of
Malaysian Indian Congress Tun V.T.
Sambanthan. Once it
became increasingly clear that the
Communist threat posed dur...
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