1976 in Malaysia

1976 in Malaysia
19 years of the nationhood

[edit] Incumbents

14 January - Tun Abdul Razak, second Malaysian prime minister died in London. His body was brought back to Malaysia and laid to rest at Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
15 January - Tun Hussein Onn replaces Tun Abdul Razak as a prime minister.
5 March - Dr Mahathir was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
8 April - The 20 storey Campbell Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur's very first highrise shopping complex was completely destroyed in a fire. It was Malaysia's first towering inferno and the worst fire disaster involving a highrise building to date.
6 June - Sabah chief ministers and former state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor), Tun Fuad Stephens was killed in a plane crash near Kota Kinabalu. His body was interred at State Mausoleum near Sabah State Mosque, Kota Kinabalu.
14 December - The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) was incorporated.

Ketahanan Rakyat, meaning the People's Endurance

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