1965-1969
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu was installed as the fourth King. The PAP initiated slogan of 'Malaysian Malaysia' aroused deep resentment among Malays. Constant bickering and disagreement with Lee Kuan Yew led Tunku to declare the separation of Singapore. PAP was de-registered but re-emerged as DAP (Democratic Action Party). Several major institutions were established during this period among them the National Mosque, Bank Bumiputra, Federal Marketing Authority (FAMA), Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), Angkasapuri (radio-television building), Pernas (National Corporation), Bank Pertanian, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC). The newly elected President of Indonesia General Suharto adopted a policy of peaceful co-operation with Malaysia and the Foreign Minister Adam Malik met with Malaysian Deputy Premier Abdul Razak Hussein to seal the accord. ASEAN as proposed by Tunku was formed to include the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. The 'Salleh System' was introduced whereby police beats were established within housing and commercial areas. Residential secondary schools were brought to rural districts. Activists of the national language lobbied strongly for the passage of the National Language Act in Parliament. The DAP resurrected 'Malaysian Malaysia' fostering anti-Malay and anti-rulers sentiments. As a result the Alliance Party was returned with a narrow victory in the 1969 general election. Chinese radicals celebrated the occasion with pompous parades throughout Kuala Lumpur. The Malays countered with a larger procession on 13th May, and resulted in open riot. Emergency was declared, Parliament suspended, and the country was ruled by the National Operation Council with Abdul Razak Hussein at the helm.
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