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Route to Independence

• Spearheaded by Tunku Abdul Rahman • Agreement reached on 8 February 1956 –
Putra Al-Haj, first Prime Minister proclamation to be made the following year
• Delegation to London to negotiate • Tunku arrived home with good news of
with the British for independence independence for Malaya

Birth of Independence
• 20 February 1956
– Proclamation at Padang Pahlawan, Melaka by Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
– Independence mission received with much jubilation
– Escorted by convoy of cars and supporters from Ayer Keroh to Padang Merdeka
– Proclamation made amidst cries of Merdeka to Malayans from all walks of life
• 30 August 1957 • 31 August 1957
– Tunku Abdul Rahman was at – Tunku Abdul Rahman read the Proclamation of
Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur Independence at Stadium Merdeka followed by
and observed two minutes of silence seven shouts of Merdeka.
at 11.58 p.m. At the stroke of – The Union Jack was lowered.
midnight, the Malayan Federation – The Malayan flag was hoisted.
was born. – The National Anthem, Negaraku, was played.

Vocabulary Journal WORD STUDY (Word Forms)
Look at the example. How many words
Word Meaning can you form?
negotiates
negotiation
Part of speech Antonym negotiating

negotiate
Other forms Synonym
negotiable negotiator
negotiated

1. Fill in the table with an appropriate word/expression from the text to match the
given meaning.
Meaning Word/ Expression
a. led a mission for a specific purpose
b. different sectors of society
c. chose not to participate or be a part of

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