Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Datuk Panglima Bukit Gantang Toh Muda Haji Abdul Wahab Abdul Aziz in a Nash Rambler Custom Convertible 1951, at Padang Bandar Hilir in Malacca where Tunku announced the date of the country’s independence after he returned from London. Photos: Filepics
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Aug 31, 1957 was a historic day for Malaysia when Tunku Abdul Rahman raised his arm and declared to the whole world that our country was Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka![/caption]
"Merdeka, merdeka, merdeka ...” cried Tunku Abdul Rahman seven times in a row on a humid Saturday morning at Stadium Merdeka on Aug 31, 1957. As he had envisaged, it was the most significant moment in this nation’s proud history, the day when Malaya gained independence from her colonial masters.
