Dec 30, 2009
Oxford Dictionary of World History | Abdul Rahman, Tunku
Abdul Rahman, Tunku
(
1903
–
90
)
Malayan statesman, Prime Minister of Malaya (
1957
–
63
) and of Malaysia (
1963
–
70
). A skilled negotiator, he secured Malayan independence from Britain (
1957
) and was one of the architects of modern Malaysia (
1963
).
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