You are a renowned historian having published many articles and interviewed by many international press on issues regarding modern Singapore after our independence.
There was recently an assignment for Historians in Singapore to find out more about the Merdeka Talks that happened in the 1950s. Wanting to expand your research area, you decided to take up the assignment.
Singapore, being part of Malaya, our History is very much intertwined with present day Malaysia. Back in the 1950s as our neighbouring nations are gaining independence, the waves of nationalism hit our shores, spurring our desire for independence. The Labour Front was shouting for MERDEKA, which means independence, freedom!
The first step towards independence was by gaining self-governance. Find out what it truly meant for the leaders back in the 1950s through this activity...
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