V. T. Sambanthan
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V. T. Sambanthan was a prominent Malaysian Indian political leader and one of the key figures in Malaysia’s independence era, best known for his long-time presidency of the Malaysian Indian Congress and role in the ruling Alliance coalition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| V. T. Sambanthan canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian Indian politician
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person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Malaysian independence era
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post-independence Malaysian politics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPoliticalActivity | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Indian
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Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
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public service ⓘ |
| fullName | Tun V. T. Sambanthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sambanthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Tun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
community leader
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politician ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Tun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Malay ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Alliance Party (Malaysia)
NERFINISHED
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Barisan Nasional NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysian Indian Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Malayan independence movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for Indian rights in Malaysia
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contributions to Malaysian independence ⓘ leadership of the Malaysian Indian Congress ⓘ long-time presidency of the Malaysian Indian Congress ⓘ participation in inter-ethnic power-sharing in Malaysia ⓘ role in the Alliance coalition ⓘ role in the ruling coalition government of Malaysia ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader of the Malaysian Indian community ⓘ |
| officeContested | Parliament of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Alliance coalition
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Barisan Nasional coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | coalition politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the Malaysian Indian Congress ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Federation of Malaya
NERFINISHED
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Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Malaya
NERFINISHED
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Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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