Introduction

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Do you still remember how long Malaysia had been colonized by foreign powers? Approximately, it is about 446 years. Throughout the era of colonization, many efforts were taken in earnest to free the country from the foreign powers. The local inhabitants (especially the Malays) constantly opposed the colonists. From the history point of view, the struggle for independence can be divided into two stages. The first stage is the bloodshed stage and the second stage is the struggle without bloodshed that was through literature and then negotiations. Thus, among the things that you will come across in this topic is the rise of nationalism spirit, the struggle against colonialism, emergence of political parties and the negotiations for independence.