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1969 in Malaysia

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Decades:
  
1960s 1970s 1980s

See also:
  
Other events of 1969 Timeline of Malaysian history

1969 in Malaysia
12 years of the nationhood

Contents

Federal level

  • Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
  • Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Ampuan Intan Zaharah of Terengganu
  • Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
  • Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak

    • State level

  • Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
  • Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
  • Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
  • Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
  • Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
  • Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent)
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
  • Tun Abang Haji Openg (until February)
  • Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman (from February)
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

    • Events

  • 10 May – The 1969 Malaysian General Elections
  • 13 May – Race riots occur in Kuala Lumpur and several parts of Klang Valley. 196 people were killed between 13 May until 31 July.
  • 16 May – May 13th Incident:
  • The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah declared the state of emergency and dissolved the parliament.
  • 17 May – May 13th Incident:
  • The National Operations Council (NOC) (Majlis Gerakan Negara (MAGERAN)) is established and act as a temporary legislative council.
  • 18 May – May 13th Incident:
  • The Refugee Centres for race riot victims has been set up in Kuala Lumpur such as Merdeka Stadium, TPCA Stadium, Chinwoo Stadium and Jalan Shaw School.
  • 24 July – Communist terrorist killed Chinese woman from her house in the small isolated mining village of Sintok, Kedah.
  • 11 October – Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia merged into one broadcasting service Radio Television Malaysia.
  • 25 October – Communist terrorist mined a stretch of the Changlun-Sadao road on the Malaysia-Thailand border and tried unsuccessfully to ambush a Malaysian security forces motorised convoy using the roadm
  • 17 November – RTM2 is launched from Angkasapuri, Kuala lumpur.
  • 10 December – Communist terrorist launched its first sabotage incident when they blew up the railway bridge at Kok Mak near Malaysian border town of Padang Besar in Perlis.
  • 26 December – Pahang warrior, Mat Kilau came out in the open, accompanied by his son, Omar Mat Kilau, and announced his true identity at the Pulau Tawar Mosque near Jerantut.

    • Births

  • Ng Tian Hann - Movie director
  • Saiful Apek - Famous comedians

    • Deaths

  • Burhanuddin al-Helmy - politician

    • References

    1969 in Malaysia Wikipedia
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